supplanted

American  

[suh-plan-tid] / səˈplæn tɪd /

adjective

1. having been replaced or taken over by someone or something else.

   A few months later, in the midnight secrecy of a remote castle, the supplanted monarch met his untimely end.

   Having the latest gear is very, very cool, but buying the recently supplanted versions can save you a considerable amount of money.

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noun

1. Usually the supplanted people or things that have been replaced.

   He took up with the peasantry's rebellion only to find that the supplanters were just as bad as the supplanted.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of supplant.

Other Word Forms

• unsupplanted adjective

Etymology

Origin of supplanted

supplant ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The rise of AI has initiated the latest round of anxiety that workers might be supplanted by machines.

From The Wall Street Journal

The war even seems to have supplanted the rise of artificial intelligence as Wall Street’s top cause for concern.

From Barron's

New Jersey was once a favorite legal home for corporations, but Delaware supplanted it by establishing specialized business courts and legal rules that protect corporate directors and officers from frivolous lawsuits.

From The Wall Street Journal

Like every other detail here, that implicit complaint is dusty and ossified, and Mr. Williamson’s formerly wised-up dialogue has been supplanted by a grinding earnestness, with everyone constantly asking about one another’s feelings.

From The Wall Street Journal

Today, wood gatherers have supplanted the usual walkers.

From Barron's

Related Words

• overthrow
• succeed
• supersede
• undermine
• unseat
• usurp