SUPPLANTATION Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word supplantation. (close relations)
Definition of SUPPLANTATION
Best Alternative Words for SUPPLANTATION
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| displacement | nounn | |||||||
noun • act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics • an event in which something is displaced without rotation • the act of uniform movement • (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one • to move something from its natural environment • act of removing from office or employment | ||||||||
| overthrow | verbv | |||||||
noun • the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force) • the act of disturbing the mind or body verb • cause the downfall of; of rulers • rule against | ||||||||
| replacement | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another • someone who takes the place of another person • an event in which one thing is substituted for another • a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another • filling again by supplying what has been used up • a person who follows next in order | ||||||||
| substitution | nounn | |||||||
noun • an event in which one thing is substituted for another • the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: | ||||||||
| takeover | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force • a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation | ||||||||
