Synonyms for displace
dɪsˈpleɪsdis·place

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1. displace

   Objects are displaced when moved out of the place they have occupied; they are misplaced when put into a place where they should not be. One may know where to find what he has misplaced; what he has mislaid he can not locate.

   Synonyms:
   confuse, crowd out, derange, disarrange, disturb, jumble, mislay, misplace, remove, unsettle

   Antonyms:
   adjust, array, assort, classify, dispose, group, order, place, put in order, put in place, set in order, sort

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1. displaceverb

   cause to move, usually with force or pressure

   "the refugees were displaced by the war"

   Synonyms:
   terminate, move, give the axe, fire, sack, preempt, can, dismiss, give notice, send away, give the sack, force out

2. preempt, displaceverb

   take the place of or have precedence over

   "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"

   Synonyms:
   terminate, move, give the axe, fire, sack, preempt, can, dismiss, give notice, send away, give the sack, force out

3. displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminateverb

   terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

   "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

   Synonyms:
   throw out, kindle, notify, depose, advise, gouge, go off, give the axe, burn, tin, can, apprize, rout out, plunder, enkindle, give the sack, put up, sack, end, give the bounce, evict, elicit, discount, finish, move, fire, stop, arouse, drive out, crowd out, brush off, squeeze out, give notice, open fire, usher out, send packing, send word, apprise, dissolve, push aside, dismiss, give the gate, raise, clear, ignore, provoke, sack up, burn down, cease, squirt, rouse, brush aside, discharge, evoke, fuel, force out, preempt, eject, terminate, disregard, drop, send away, net

4. move, displaceverb

   cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

   "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

   Synonyms:
   go, send away, be active, actuate, make a motion, locomote, strike, prompt, can, give notice, sack, move, propel, give the sack, motivate, force out, dismiss, impress, affect, run, proceed, preempt, act, incite, terminate, travel, give the axe, fire

Matched Categories

1. • Move
   • Remove
   • Replace

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1. displaceverb

   Synonyms:
   remove, dislodge, put out of place, change the place of

2. displaceverb

   Synonyms:
   depose, oust, dismiss, discharge, cashier, eject from office

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1. displaceverb

   Synonyms:
   remove, disarrange, supplant, supersede

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1. List of paraphrases for "displace":

   supplant, dislodge, move, replace, out-compete

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1. James Anderson:

   What happened in Afghanistan has solidified those views and moreover, on top of that they are trying to create a narrative that will promote America’s decline, there is a very wide ranging, comprehensive approach to displace the United States as pre-eminent world power, that includes stealing our technology, sowing divisions between the U.S. and its allies, campaigns to heighten political divisiveness in the US, the list goes on and on.

2. Julie Metcalf Kinney:

   The tactics we are facing, of sneaky and illegal foreclosure tactics, predatory banking and loans, elected judges who take campaign contributions from the real estate industry, coupled with violence from law enforcement and no real due process, have been used across this historically Black neighborhood to displace Black and poor people, if Black and Indigenous lives matter in Portland, this must stop.

3. Guy Thomas:

   My gut feeling says there are a lot of forces out there -- especially European vested interests -- that were never keen on November and December matches, so will quite happily use this to try and displace Qatar 2022.

4. Jan Egeland:

   Climate change disasters will displace more and more. Those who are most exposed are the poorest.

5. Donatella Rovera:

   KRG (Kurdistan Regional Government) forces appear to be spearheading a concerted campaign to forcibly displace Arab communities by destroying entire villages in areas they have recaptured from IS in northern Iraq, the forced displacement of civilians and the deliberate destruction of homes and property without military justification, may amount to war crimes.