Synonyms for preempt
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To appropriate first.
He preempted that hill to be its king.
Related words
- Word family
- preemptive preemptory
- Other spellings
- pre-empt
Forms
- Past participle
- preempted
e.g. preempted → anticipated, displaced, ninja'd…
Example sentences
- ninja He was like a ninja hiding behind one of our cars!
- anticipate I didn't anticipate that there would be a problem.
- displace Drought could displace millions of Algerians.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| preempt | rising | |
| ninja | rising | |
| anticipate | steady | |
| displace | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- ninja2
- 8 letters
- displace2
- 10 letters
- anticipate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ninja2 = 2 syllables).