DISPLACED Synonyms: 178 Similar and Opposite Words

displaced 1 of 2

adjective

as in dispossessed

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displaced

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verb

past tense of displace

as in relocated

to change the place or position of the slight tremor displaced the dishes on the shelves, but didn't do any real damage

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as in exiled

to force to leave a country World War II displaced people all over Europe

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as in replaced

to take the place of inefficient methods displaced by newer ones

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as in deposed

to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne) the CEO was summarily displaced after the hostile takeover

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Recent Examples of displaced

Adjective

The rescue helps provide displaced animals with care and a safe place. — Tanya Edwards, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Liberia has said the arrivals reflect its longstanding role as a sanctuary for displaced people. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The reopening marks one of the most visible signs of commercial recovery in Pacific Palisades, even as many residents remained displaced, homes and schools are still being rebuilt and portions of the neighborhood still bear the scars of the fire. — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026 Each vehicle would also be subject to a per-mile tax used to fund public transit, as well as workforce training and compensation for displaced rideshare and taxi drivers. — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, relief workers distributed rice, ready-to-eat meals, drinking water, blankets and medicine, while emergency shelters were set up for displaced residents. — Firdia Lisnawati, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026 Relief workers have begun distributing rice, ready-to-eat meals, drinking water, blankets and medicine, while emergency shelters were being set up for displaced residents. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 The home sustained extensive damage, and the American Red Cross assisted the six displaced adults. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 That could include retraining, educational support and investment in communities where displaced work is concentrated. — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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More than 900,000 people have been displaced, while the region’s gold mines draw workers from a wide area. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026 But as wildfires have displaced residents in the West, ADUs have filled a vital need where housing has proved scant or expensive. — David Morgan, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 As more than 50 others sought refuge in L’Arche de la Nouvelle Alliance, a Protestant church that had been sheltering people already displaced by the violence, the gunmen pursued them. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026 Kurdish civilians as well as SDF fighters were pushed out of areas seized in the offensive, although some of the displaced have now begun to return. — Hogir Al Abdo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Hundreds of others have been displaced across the Himalayan region. — Shristi Kafle, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 The study hypothesized that the sickle was added before the body fully decomposed since no joints were detached or displaced, as archaeologists would expect if a grave were to be disturbed after the body became a skeleton. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 In 2026, measles epidemics have been reported in countries experiencing armed conflict or housing refugees displaced by war, such as Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. — Kathryn H. Jacobsen, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026 Palestinians and Lebanese displaced by the 1967 war were joining relatives or acquaintances in Dearborn, and residents arranged food and medical services for the new arrivals. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for displaced

Adjective

Conover keeps his readers waiting for too long, almost half the book, before saying anything about how the San Luis Valley came to be a magnet for the dispossessed.

— Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2022
Three days after his 10th birthday, his father, a depressed junkman, killed himself, and the experience of misfortune fueled the young artist’s identification with the dispossessed.

— Peter Saenger, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2022

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Located in Jerusalem, al-Wasiti became, for years, the place to visit, empowering Palestinian artists exiled all over the world to return to a fountain of unity and belonging.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
This thriller centers on disgraced or damaged agents of Britain’s MI6 intelligence service who have been exiled to a remote Greek island.

— Monitor reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of exiled

Verb

Whisenhunt was replaced by right-hander Jason Foley, who struck out Myers on four pitches to end the third inning.

— Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
This summer, acourt in the Chinese city of Guangzhou sided with a graphics designer who was replaced by AI, ruling his dismissal was unlawful.

— Jennifer Pak, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of replaced

Verb

Paxton wasn't a defendant in the suit, but as the company's former attorney, he was deposed in 2019 and in 2022.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
The good news is the world has not seen a successful military coup since November of last year, when soldiers deposed the president of Guinea-Bissau on the coast of West Africa.

— Keith B. Richburg, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of deposed

Adjective

Inadequate planting holes or wrong-sized containers cause plants to wilt and may result in damaged foliage and reduced flowering.

— Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
Summary Several investor rights firms are threatening class actions against into Suja Life after its stock plummeted following disappointing Q2 earnings and reduced guidance, attributed to grocery channel weakness.

— Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of reduced

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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

Any doubts over whether that deal would be concluded would have been banished as soon as Riad was taken off.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Since then, the former Duke of York has been effectively banished from royal life, including the Firm’s annual Christmas gathering at Sandringham.

— Emma Banks, InStyle, 21 Aug. 2026

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