Synonyms for supersede
Definitions
- v. 1
To take the place of.
Those older products have been superseded by our new range.
Related words
- Word family
- supersedure supersession supersessional supersessionary
Forms
- Past participle
- superseded
e.g. superseded → supplanted, replaced, displaced, usurped…
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To supersede implies the putting of something that is wisely or unwisely preferred in the place of that which is removed; to subvert does not imply substitution.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- replace She wanted to replace her old vase with a new one.
- displace Drought could displace millions of Algerians.
- usurp I didn't mean to usurp anybody.
- supplant Will artificial intelligence supplant human intelligence?
- abrogate Did the ruling abrogate your right to seek compensation?
By length
- 4 letters
- oust1
- 5 letters
- usurp2
- 6 letters
- unseat2
- 7 letters
- replace2, succeed2
- 8 letters
- displace2, supplant2, abrogate3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (usurp2 = 2 syllables).