Synonyms of usurping

usurping

verb

present participle of usurp

as in seizing

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

• seizing
• stealing
• confiscating
• grabbing
• occupying
• claiming
• converting
• appropriating
• arrogating
• preempting
• commandeering
• invading
• annexing
• expropriating
• assuming
• snatching
• pirating
• taking over
• pressing
• attaching
• looting
• encroaching
• repossessing
• grasping
• impounding
• sequestering
• despoiling
• pillaging
• infringing
• misusing
• wresting
• trespassing
• misappropriating
• collaring
• misapplying
• embezzling
• wrenching
• preoccupying
• peculating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of usurping

Murray said that in recent spending negotiations, Democrats fought to include language to prevent the administration from usurping Congress’ power on spending decisions, but Republicans have declined to go along. — Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

The 6-foot-6, 308-pounder was at Wisconsin from 2020-24 before finishing at Illinois last season and entering the 49ers’ defensive-line rotation this season, perhaps even usurping Alfred Collins in the starting lineup next to Osa Odighizuwa. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2026

Last year, netizens coined a new term to reflect our growing disdain for AI bots slowly usurping our human agency. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 26 Aug. 2026

In this way, the tech is being used to elevate human intelligence, rather than usurping it. — William Jones, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

Eggers made his name by deriding, and then usurping, the literary establishment, in the process defying the tired binary of pure artist versus sellout. — Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026

The opposition’s narrative that Hollywood is usurping home rule is entirely backward. — Keith Poliakoff, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2026

But even with the UFC’s challenges, no rival promotion has come close to usurping the sport’s power dynamic. — Mark Puleo, New York Times, 21 May 2026

Hegseth and Feinberg, Phelan said, had imposed rigid control over submarine and shipbuilding decisions, effectively usurping the Navy’s authority, these people said. — Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 2 May 2026