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take the place of

VERB

displace

Synonyms

STRONGEST

transport

STRONG

banish can cashier deport depose dethrone discard discharge dismiss exile expatriate fire oust relegate remove replace sack succeed supersede supplant unmake usurp

WEAK

cut out discrown disenthrone disthrone step into shoes of take over uncrown

Antonyms

STRONG

accept allow employ engage hire hold keep retain stay welcome

WEAK

leave

VERB

fill in

Synonyms

STRONGEST

replace

WEAK

deputize insinuate interject interpose pinch hit represent stand in (for) substract understudy

Antonyms

WEAK

leave blank

VERB

relieve

Synonyms

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assist

STRONG

aid spell succor support sustain

WEAK

bring aid give a break give a hand give a rest stand in (for) substitute for take over from

Antonyms

WEAK

accuse blame burden condemn discourage harm hurt injure pain trouble upset worry

VERB

spell

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breathe

STRONG

allow free release relieve

WEAK

lay off lie by stand in (for) take over

Antonyms

STRONG

burden

WEAK

abuse run ragged

VERB

supplant

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 stand in (for) swap places with take out take over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

give in surrender

STRONG

allow hold keep permit take in

Example Sentences

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That tactic worked in the Live Nation case, when the states hired Jeffrey Kessler, known for litigating major sports-antitrust cases, to take the place of the Justice Department’s lead lawyers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

He will take the place of current Fed governor Stephen Miran, currently the central bank's biggest supporter of cutting interest rates.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Again, demographics are a clue — this time within the professions, as there aren’t enough younger workers in the field to take the place of older ones as they retire.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Research suggests AI can take the place of people doing some tasks, yet the overall effects on employment have been modest, in part because firms are reallocating workers internally rather than conducting large layoffs.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Then she started weaving something to take the place of the threads she had removed.

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White

take the place of

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