SUPPLANTATIONS Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word supplantations. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SUPPLANTATIONS
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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 | ||||||||
ousting | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out | ||||||||
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: | ||||||||
subversion | nounn | |||||||
noun • destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity • the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government | ||||||||
usurpation | nounn | |||||||
noun • entry to another's property without right or permission • wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority) | ||||||||
displacing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • cause to move, usually with force or pressure • take the place of or have precedence over • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position • cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense | ||||||||
overruling | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • rule against | ||||||||
overthrown | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
taking over | verbv | |||||||
noun • acquisition of property by descent or by will |