dislocated

verb

past tense of dislocate
1
as in relocated
to change the place or position of dislocated his shoulder in the accident

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in disrupted
to undo the proper order or arrangement of the country's entire social structure was dislocated by the war

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of dislocated His starting wide receivers both blew their knees out before week five and his starting quarterback tripped on his kid's skateboard and dislocated his elbow. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Miami will also be missing Mateo Silvetti, who dislocated his shoulder on Saturday in the win over San Luis. — Michelle Kaufman august 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 The year before her current condition, the hip prosthesis had become dislocated. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026 The crash left his arm shattered and elbow dislocated, now his family is trying to raise awareness about the dangers of e-bikes on public walkways. — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 11 June 2026 The standoff beneath the bridge, where whole neighborhoods were dislocated by construction and residents had long been promised a park, quickly attracted national attention. — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026 But the Chiefs, who haven’t run a quarterback sneak since Patrick Mahomes dislocated his kneecap against Denver in 2019, might have picked up a short-yardage specialist Thursday night in the first round of the NFL Draft. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026 Peanut, believed to be a shepherd-husky mix, had suffered a significant traumatic injury that left him without most of his nose and his jaw dislocated. — Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026 Forward Corey Washington, who dislocated his shoulder in SMU’s ACC tournament game against Louisville, will play. — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dislocated
  1. relocated
  2. disrupted
  3. removed
  4. confused
  5. shifted
  6. disturbed
  7. transferred
  8. shuffled
Verb
  • Mining activity beneath the old center has required large parts of Kiruna to be relocated.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Food spoiled during the outage, and the family temporarily relocated to Lucky’s mother’s home.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of relocated
Verb
  • Efforts to bring the outbreak under control — from limited public gatherings to social distancing and airport closures — have disrupted life in the six affected provinces, particularly Ituri, which has been ravaged by rebel violence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The choices of what to put in each episode — and when to cut from one timeline to another — have sometimes felt arbitrary, and have often disrupted the story’s overall flow.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of disrupted
Verb
  • But Boone removed him from the lineup before the top of the fourth, shifting José Caballero to shortstop and bringing in Amed Rosario to play third base.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • That arrest came roughly one-and-a-half-years removed from Cleveland being arrested for DUI.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of removed
Verb
  • Cirque Dreams, which also offers several other touring shows, used to be regularly confused with Cirque du Soleil strictly because of the similarity of their names.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier, on direct examination, Heilbrun said it may be confused with psychosis.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of confused
Verb
  • The Cook Political Report recently shifted Texas into its toss-up category, from a race considered to lean Republican.
    — Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026
  • From their second year onward, the prizes shifted their focus to unusual but authentic research, both in response to criticism and to establish greater credibility.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of shifted
Verb
  • As a parent who has purchased my share of scary Halloween costumes, I was particularly disturbed by the controversy now engulfing Target.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2026
  • If disturbed, asbestos’ microscopic crystalline fibers get into the air, where they can be inhaled, cause lung scarring and lead to fatal cancers.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of disturbed
Verb
  • Instead, detectives say the group used falsified invoices and documents and transferred cash into personal bank accounts.
    — Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Defense lawyers have argued that the CIA’s treatment of Mohammed undermined the voluntariness of his later statements to the FBI, even though those interrogations took place after he was transferred to Guantanamo Bay.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of transferred
Verb
  • Finally, the next season, Karlsson was shuffled frequently between Abbotsford and Vancouver and resided at the fringes of the NHL lineup.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Venegas scrolled through his phone while Penna shuffled past us to grab a drink from the office fridge.
    — Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of shuffled

Browse Nearby Words

dislocate
dislocated
dislocates
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Dislocated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dislocated. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Why does English have so many silent letters?

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

Even More Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
skateboard-dog-hat
Wordmaxxing Slang Quiz Give your vocabulary a glow up by getting sendy w...
See All