supplanted

[suh-plan-tid] / səˈplæn tɪd /

VERB

displace, replace

Synonyms

STRONGEST

overthrow succeed supersede undermine unseat usurp

STRONG

bounce crowd eject expel force oust remove ring substitute transfer

WEAK

back up cast out cut out fill in force out front for outplace ring in sit in stand in swap places with take out take over take the place of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

give in surrender

STRONG

allow hold keep permit take in

Example Sentences

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The war even seems to have supplanted the rise of artificial intelligence as Wall Street’s top cause for concern.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

His love of baseball has been supplanted by the Sport of Kings.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

This is what markets can actually do: take companies that suck and allow them to be supplanted by companies that are good.

From Slate • Oct. 13, 2025

These monsters have supplanted coal generators as the workhorses of the U.S. power grid because they are more efficient, less polluting and more flexible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

The modal sound did not disappear completely after it had been supplanted by the major and minor keys.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall