Synonyms of uprooted

uprooted

verb

past tense of uproot

as in pulled

to draw out by force or with effort

uprooted the old bridge's pilings upon the completion of its replacement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pulled
• extracted
• yanked
• pried
• plucked
• removed
• tore (out)
• prized
• rooted (out)
• corkscrewed
• wrested
• wrung
• took (out)
• mined
• withdrew

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• installed
• inserted
• implanted
• instilled
• stuffed
• jammed
• crammed
• wedged
• rammed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of uprooted

Investigators found damaged trees along Rock Branch Road, before the tornado crossed Highway 212 and snapped or uprooted numerous trees along the southward slope of Shelton Laurel Creek and toward Cutshall Town Road. — Joe Marusak july 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026

In Mendocino County, around 400 acres of vines have been uprooted. — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026

Once the new borders were announced, roughly 15 million people were uprooted from their homes, as Hindus and Sikhs fled toward India and Muslims toward Pakistan in search of safety. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

With so many in the world being uprooted and seeking security, the scriptural account of Ruth affords an example of how a more universal Love meets human needs. — Margaret Rogers, Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2026

Pigs uprooted the acorns that had been a winter staple in California. — Literary Hub, 29 July 2026

Video from Menasha obtained by CNN shows homes missing parts of roofs, structures stripped of their exteriors amid piles of debris, downed power poles and uprooted trees. — Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 27 July 2026

Every Jay, even those not fearing their lives might soon be uprooted, must play with that concept hanging over the clubhouse. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Larry Page, worth $297 billion, and Sergey Brin, with $276 billion to his name, have both uprooted to Florida as their previous home state, California, gears up for a ballot referendum on taxing the assets of the wealthy. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 July 2026