Synonyms and Antonyms of displace

synonym (synonym of displace)

  • (noun)
    confuse, derange, disturb, mislay, remove, crowd out, disarrange, jumble, misplace, unsettle
    Objects are displaced when moved out of the place they have occupied; they are misplaced when put into a place where they should not be. One may know more.. (noun)
     
  • (verb.social)
    preempt
    take the place of or have precedence over (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    can, dismiss, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate
    terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    move
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion)
     

antonym (antonym of displace)

hypernym (displace IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • cause to move, usually with force or pressure (verb.motion)
    displace, move
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion)
     
  • take the place of or have precedence over (verb.social)
    replace, supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant
    take the place or move into the position of (verb.social)
     
  • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position (verb.social)
    remove
    remove from a position or an office (verb.social)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF displace relation)

  • cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion)
    circulate, mobilise, mobilize
    cause to move around (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    relocate
    move or establish in a new location (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    dislocate, luxate, slip, splay
    move out of position (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    translate
    change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    place, post, send, station
    assign to a station (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    agitate, commove, disturb, raise up, shake up, stir up, vex
    change the arrangement or position of (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    channel, channelise, channelize, transfer, transmit, transport
    send from one person or place to another (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    funnel
    move or pour through a funnel (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    brandish, flourish, wave
    move or swing back and forth (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    draw, force, pull
    cause to move by pulling (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    carry, transport
    move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    tug
    move by pulling hard (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    disarrange
    destroy the arrangement or order of (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    lay, place, pose, position, put, set
    put into a certain place or abstract location (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    engage, lock, mesh, operate
    keep engaged (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    impel, propel
    cause to move forward with force (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    launch, set in motion
    get going; give impetus to (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    roll, twine, wind, wrap
    arrange or or coil around (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    unroll, unwind, wind off
    reverse the winding or twisting of (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    force, squeeze, wedge
    squeeze like a wedge into a tight space (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    work
    move into or onto (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    disgorge, shed, spill
    cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    slop, spill, splatter
    cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    unseat
    dislodge from one's seat, as from a horse (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    disunite, divide, part, separate
    force, take, or pull apart (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    deracinate, extirpate, root out, uproot
    pull up by or as if by the roots (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    depress, press down
    press down (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    lift
    take hold of something and move it to a different location (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    flick, riffle, ruffle
    twitch or flutter (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    take back
    move text to the previous line; in printing (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    center, centre
    move into the center (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    pump
    move up and down (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    scan
    move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    bump around, jar, shake up
    shock physically (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    dandle
    move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    revolve, roll
    cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    force, push
    move with force, (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    rock, sway
    cause to move back and forth (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    fluctuate
    cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    pulse
    drive by or as if by pulsation (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    dislodge, reposition, shift
    change place or direction (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    glide
    cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    stir
    move an implement through (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    play
    cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    bowl over, knock over, overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over, upset
    cause to overturn from an upright or normal position (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    send, ship, transport
    transport commercially (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    direct, send
    cause to go somewhere (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    transport
    move something or somebody around; usually over long distances (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    saltate
    move by saltation (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    bring down, get down, let down, lower, take down
    move something or somebody to a lower position (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    lift, raise
    move upwards (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise
    raise from a lower to a higher position (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    drop
    let fall to the ground (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    sink
    cause to sink (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    advance, bring forward
    cause to move forward (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back
    force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    shift, transfer
    move around (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    displace
    cause to move, usually with force or pressure (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    crowd, herd
    cause to herd, drive, or crowd together (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    circulate
    cause to move in a circuit or system (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    circulate, distribute, pass around, pass on
    cause be distributed (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    drive out, force out, rouse, rout out
    force or drive out (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    drive
    cause someone or something to move by driving (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    race, rush
    cause to move fast or to rush or race (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    whoosh, woosh
    move with a sibilant sound (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    pour
    cause to run (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    slip
    cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    bring outside, exteriorize
    bring outside the body for surgery, of organs (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    upstage
    move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    swing
    move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    turn, turn over
    cause to move around a center so as to show another side of (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    turn
    cause to move around or rotate (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    slide
    move smoothly along a surface (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    run
    cause an animal to move fast (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    whistle
    move, send, or bring as if by whistling (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    beat, flap
    move with a thrashing motion (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    singsong
    move as if accompanied by a singsong (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    hustle
    cause to move furtively and hurriedly (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    wash
    move by or as if by water (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    rake
    move through with or as if with a rake (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    blow
    cause to move by means of an air current (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    drag
    use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    draw, pull
    cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    lateralize
    move or displace to one side so as to make lateral (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    hit, strike
    drive something violently into a location (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    sling
    move with a sling (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    change hands, change owners
    be transferred to another owner (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    transfer
    move from one place to another (verb.possession)
     
  • (verb.social)
    expel, kick out, throw out
    force to leave or move out (verb.social)
     
  • cause to move, usually with force or pressure (verb.motion)
    dislocate
    put out of its usual place, position, or relationship (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    bump, dislodge
    remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    transfer, transplant
    lift and reset in another soil or situation (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    crowd out, force out
    press, force, or thrust out of a small space (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    evacuate
    move people from their homes or country (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.social)
    deracinate, uproot
    move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment (verb.social)
     
  • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position (verb.social)
    retire
    make (someone) retire (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    pension off
    let go from employment with an attractive pension (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    clean out
    force out (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    furlough, lay off
    dismiss, usually for economic reasons (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    squeeze out
    force out (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    dismiss, drop, send away, send packing
    stop associating with (verb.social)
     

cause (cause to relations of displace)

  • cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion)
    move
    move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion)
     

verb group (displace is verb group of ....)

  • (verb.motion)
    go, locomote, move, travel
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion)
     

derivation (.... is derived from displace)

synonym antonym hypernym hyponym cause verb group derivation confuse derange disturb preempt can dismiss adjust assort dispose order employ engage move remove replace supercede supersede circulate mobilise relocate dislocate translate place move go locomote move travel motion move movement mover movable moveable
Save this image.
displace

Link to this page


Related Words

. confuse, derange, disturb, mislay, remove, crowd out, disarrange, jumble, misplace, unsettle . preempt . can, dismiss, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate . move . adjust, assort, dispose, order, put in order, set in order, array, classify, group, place, put in place, sort . employ, engage, hire . displace, move . replace, supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant . remove . circulate, mobilise, mobilize . relocate . dislocate, luxate, slip, splay . translate . place, post, send, station . agitate, commove, disturb, raise up, shake up, stir up, vex . channel, channelise, channelize, transfer, transmit, transport . funnel . brandish, flourish, wave . draw, force, pull . carry, transport . tug . disarrange . lay, place, pose, position, put, set . engage, lock, mesh, operate . impel, propel . launch, set in motion . roll, twine, wind, wrap . unroll, unwind, wind off . force, squeeze, wedge . work . disgorge, shed, spill . slop, spill, splatter . unseat . disunite, divide, part, separate . deracinate, extirpate, root out, uproot . depress, press down . lift . flick, riffle, ruffle . take back . center, centre . pump . scan . bump around, jar, shake up . dandle . revolve, roll . force, push . rock, sway . fluctuate . pulse . dislodge, reposition, shift . glide . stir . play . bowl over, knock over, overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over, upset . send, ship, transport . direct, send . transport . saltate . bring down, get down, let down, lower, take down . lift, raise . bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise . drop . sink . advance, bring forward . chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back . shift, transfer . displace . crowd, herd . circulate . circulate, distribute, pass around, pass on . drive out, force out, rouse, rout out . drive . race, rush . whoosh, woosh . pour . slip . bring outside, exteriorize . upstage . swing . turn, turn over . turn . slide . run . whistle . beat, flap . singsong . hustle . wash . rake . blow . drag . draw, pull . lateralize . hit, strike . sling . change hands, change owners . transfer . expel, kick out, throw out . dislocate . bump, dislodge . transfer, transplant . crowd out, force out . evacuate . deracinate, uproot . retire . pension off . clean out . furlough, lay off . squeeze out . dismiss, drop, send away, send packing . move . go, locomote, move, travel . motion, move, movement . movement . mover, moving company, public mover, removal company, removal firm . mover . movable, moveable, transferable, transferrable, transportable . movable . discharge, dismissal, dismission, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking . dismissible


Browse by Prefix
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z