Synonyms of usurps

usurps

verb

present tense third-person singular of usurp

as in seizes

to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right

the mayor usurped the school board's authority when he fired the principal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seizes
• confiscates
• grabs
• steals
• occupies
• preempts
• appropriates
• arrogates
• converts
• invades
• commandeers
• assumes
• claims
• expropriates
• snatches
• annexes
• pirates
• attaches
• takes over
• presses
• encroaches
• repossesses
• loots
• grasps
• despoils
• sequesters
• impounds
• infringes
• wrests
• pillages
• preoccupies
• misuses
• misapplies
• embezzles
• misappropriates
• trespasses
• wrenches
• collars
• peculates