Synonyms for supplant
səˈplænt, -ˈplɑntsup·plant

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1. supplantverb

   To take the place of; to replace, to supersede.

   Will online dictionaries ever supplant paper dictionaries?

   Synonyms:
   replace, supersede, take over, oust, dethrone

2. supplantverb

   To uproot, to remove violently.

   Synonyms:
   wrench, uproot

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1. supplant

   Abolish, to do away with, bring absolutely to an end, especially as something hostile, hindering, or harmful, was formerly used of persons and material objects, a usage now obsolete except in poetry or highly figurative speech. Abolish is now used of institutions, customs, and conditions, especially those wide-spread and long existing; as, to abolish slavery, ignorance, intemperance, poverty. A building that is burned to the ground is said to be destroyed by fire. Annihilate, as a philosophical term, signifies to put absolutely out of existence. As far as our knowledge goes, matter is never annihilated, but only changes its form. Some believe that the wicked will be annihilated. Abolish is not said of laws. There we use repeal, abrogate, nullify, etc.: repeal by the enacting body, nullify by revolutionary proceedings; a later statute abrogates, without formally repealing, any earlier law with which it conflicts. An appellate court may reverse or set aside the decision of an inferior court. Overthrow may be used in either a good or a bad sense; suppress is commonly in a good, subvert always in a bad sense; as, to subvert our liberties; to suppress a rebellion. The law prohibits what may never have existed; it abolishes an existing evil. We abate a nuisance, terminate a controversy. Compare CANCEL; DEMOLISH; EXTERMINATE.

   Synonyms:
   abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, destroy, end, end, eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, nullify, obliterate, overthrow, prohibit, remove, repeal, reverse, revoke, set aside, stamp out, subvert, suppress, terminate

   Antonyms:
   authorize, cherish, confirm, continue, enact, establish, institute, introduce, legalize, promote, reinstate, renew, repair, restore, revive, set up, support, sustain

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1. supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon, supercedeverb

   take the place or move into the position of

   "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"

   Synonyms:
   supervene upon, replace, supercede, exchange, put back, supersede, interchange, substitute

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1. supplantverb

   Synonyms:
   undermine, overthrow

2. supplantverb

   Synonyms:
   displace (by stratagem), replace, remove, supersede

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1. supplantverb

   Synonyms:
   remove, displace, supersede

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1. List of paraphrases for "supplant":

   impersonate, out-compete, replace, displace, supersede, override, outdo

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How to use supplant in a sentence?

1. Philip Davidson:

   I worry that United States’re [ China ] accelerating United States ambitions to supplant the United States and our leadership role in the rules-based international order... by 2050.

2. Shawn Robbins:

   The voter base of the Academy is progressing from one generation to the next. New voices always supplant current and previous ones, we saw' Black Panther' receive a Best Picture nomination just three years ago, and it's a fair guess to say something like' The Dark Knight' would be nominated if it were released today, given the changing dynamics and tastes of voters.

3. Jessica Levinson:

   It might be great to say, ‘My favorite tennis star is voting for her.’ But those endorsement don’t supplant a well-run campaign and a message to voters that says, ‘This is what I want to do to make your lives better,’.

4. Vivek Ramaswamy:

   These are the unelected class leaders that ultimately, I think, are using the bureaucratic power to supplant the will of everyday – not only Americans but Canadians and Western Europeans too – and that's why we're seeing a fusion of both the left and the right here saying that, ‘Actually we want our voices heard. We want to be able to speak without fear of putting food on the dinner table,’.

5. Link Starbureiy:

   These are wargames: I plant my flag and supplant theirs.