displaced 1 of 2

adjective

as in dispossessed

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displaced

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verb

past tense of displace
1
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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2
as in exiled
to force to leave a country World War II displaced people all over Europe

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3
as in replaced
to take the place of inefficient methods displaced by newer ones

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4
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
According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, more than 4,300 people have been killed by Israeli strikes since March 2, and the United Nations says more than 350,000 remain displaced since Israel’s occupation began. — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 In Beirut, the ministry will move displaced families to unused buildings. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 Amid the confusion, the tenants union met with Lucas to discuss how the city would help displaced residents, resulting in the new agreement. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026 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
Verb
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
  1. dispossessed
  2. relocated
  3. exiled
  4. replaced
  5. deposed
  6. reduced
  7. removed
  8. banished
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
Definition of dispossessed
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
  • 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
  • Driven out the Stoxx 50 German autos giant VW could be pushed out of the Euro Stoxx 50 later this month and be replaced by a resurgent Nokia.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Conversations began months ago, after Jolly took over as the Angels’ president and replaced longtime executive and ally John Carpino in April.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of replaced
Verb
  • The Turkish government was deposed in a military coup in 1980, and in the aftermath, the CHP (along with every other party) was banned from politics.
    — Nick TaborAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • 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
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
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
  • The film is a story about motherhood, survival and resistance that follows a young woman who’s been banished from her community.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of banished

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“Displaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displaced. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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