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

In Ituri province, where conflict has uprooted families and where jobs are scarce, the mines offer the possibility of cash, however dangerous the work. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

The school said a delivery truck previously uprooted the shade tree that once occupied the space, and when it wasn’t replaced, students began using the empty bed to grow plants instead. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Shallowly rooter trees will be snapped or uprooted, blocking roads. — Karina Zaiets, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026

Munster resident Ron Alaguer, 38, said storm damage was all around his neighborhood, including uprooted trees and damage to fences and roofs. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Homeowners throughout the neighborhood were cleaning up tree damage, including uprooted trees and broken limbs that fell onto their homes and fence lines. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

That legacy was disrupted in the early 1600s, when the Venetians uprooted much of the island’s vineyard land to make way for wheat cultivation. — Monica Mendal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026

On its 53-mile path to the Pacific Ocean, water ripped through orchards, uprooted orange groves and flipped cars. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

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