Definitions

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 rise of AI has initiated the latest round of anxiety that workers might be supplanted by machines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Today, wood gatherers have supplanted the usual walkers.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Craig Gordon is likely to fill in for Gunn, but the 42-year-old has been supplanted by summer signing Alexander Schwolow as Hearts' goalkeeper this season.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

Like not a few of those seduced by the wild, McCandless seems to have been driven by a variety of lust that supplanted sexual desire.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer