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supersede

[soo-per-seed] / ˌsu pərˈsid /
VERB
take the place of; override
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annul overrule repudiate set aside supplant usurp
STRONG
abandon desert discard displace forsake oust outmode reject remove replace succeed supplement suspend
WEAK
outplace take over
Antonyms
STRONG
keep retain stay support
WEAK
accept lower submit

Example Sentences

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Faced with such potential destabilisation, the government may have felt it needed the new law to supersede existing legal protections for minority rights, according to analysts.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Those laws often allow the state’s housing agenda to supersede preferences of the municipality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

Any beneficiary designations you have set up will supersede whatever is listed in a will.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

The bonds of nationality, community and common decency were understood to supersede partisanship.

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2024

Faction customs dictate even idle behavior and supersede individual preference.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.