Thesaurus results for SUPPLANT

Q: How is the word 'supplant' distinct from other similar verbs?

Some common synonyms of supplant are displace , replace , and supersede . While all these words mean "to put out of a usual or proper place or into the place of another," supplant implies either a dispossessing or usurping of another's place, possessions, or privileges or an uprooting of something and its replacement with something else. // was abruptly supplanted in her affections by another

Q: When is it sensible to use 'displace' instead of 'supplant'?

Although the words displace and supplant have much in common, displace implies an ousting or dislodging. // war had displaced thousands

Q: When could 'replace' be used to replace 'supplant'?

In some situations, the words replace and supplant are roughly equivalent. However, replace implies a filling of a place once occupied by something lost, destroyed, or no longer usable or adequate. // replaced the broken window

Q: When can 'supersede' be used instead of 'supplant'?

The words supersede and supplant are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, supersede implies replacing a person or thing that has become superannuated, obsolete, or otherwise inferior. // the new edition supersedes all previous ones

supplant

verb

sə-ˈplant

Definition of supplant next

as in to replace

to take the place of old traditions that were fading away and being supplanted by modern ways

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How is the word supplant distinct from other similar verbs?

Some common synonyms of supplant are displace, replace, and supersede. While all these words mean "to put out of a usual or proper place or into the place of another," supplant implies either a dispossessing or usurping of another's place, possessions, or privileges or an uprooting of something and its replacement with something else.

was abruptly supplanted in her affections by another

When is it sensible to use displace instead of supplant?

Although the words displace and supplant have much in common, displace implies an ousting or dislodging.

war had displaced thousands

When could replace be used to replace supplant?

In some situations, the words replace and supplant are roughly equivalent. However, replace implies a filling of a place once occupied by something lost, destroyed, or no longer usable or adequate.

replaced the broken window

When can supersede be used instead of supplant?

The words supersede and supplant are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, supersede implies replacing a person or thing that has become superannuated, obsolete, or otherwise inferior.

the new edition supersedes all previous ones

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Recent Examples of supplant This is our new reality The Athletic CFB TV survey results: How readers watch in 2024 Have the Chiefs supplanted the Cowboys as America's top TV team? —

New York Times, 8 Nov. 2024 In 1987, Guinness editors informed David that Steven M. Newman’s 22,500-mile solo trek around the world would supplant him in their 1988 edition. —

Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024 That has made financing projects to supplant fossil fuels harder and contributed to the view that Petro’s idealism is hurting the country. —

Justin Worland/bogotá, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024 With their willingness to pay for talent in a way that’s straight out of the Yankees’ playbook, the Dodgers have supplanted them as the league’s most well-resourced club, with the Mets also making a case for that title. —

Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for supplant