Synonyms of usurp

usurp

verb

as in to seize

to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right

the mayor usurped the school board's authority when he fired the principal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seize
• confiscate
• steal
• grab
• occupy
• convert
• commandeer
• arrogate
• preempt
• claim
• invade
• appropriate
• assume
• expropriate
• snatch
• pirate
• annex
• take over
• attach
• press
• repossess
• encroach
• loot
• despoil
• impound
• grasp
• wrest
• infringe
• pillage
• trespass
• embezzle
• sequester
• preoccupy
• misuse
• misappropriate
• wrench
• misapply
• collar
• peculate

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