dislodged
Forced out suddenly
Dislodged is the past tense of dislodge, meaning to force something out of its place or position.
A rock can be dislodged from a cliff, a piece of food dislodged from the throat, or a dictator dislodged from power.
The word implies something was fixed or stuck before being removed: The impact dislodged several tiles from the roof.
Shifted from proper location
- shiftedChanged place or position
- jarredShaken or disturbed
- jostledRoughly pushed or bumped
- bumpedStruck with impact
pried · wrenched · forced out · popped out · slipped · slid · tumbled · toppled
Removed from source
- expelledOfficially removed or banished
- ejectedForcibly removed
- evictedRemoved from property legally
- oustedRemoved from position
uprooted · excised · pulled out · taken out · cleared · eliminated · purged · dug out
Made less tight
- releasedSet free from confinement
- liberatedReleased from confinement
- extricatedReleased from entanglement
- disentangledMade free from snarls
unfastened · unmoored · unstuck · unchained · unbound · detached · disengaged · separated
displaced
Shifted from proper location
bumped · pried · wrenched · forced out · popped out · slipped · slid · tumbled · toppled · unseated
extracted
Removed from source
ousted · uprooted · excised · pulled out · taken out · cleared · eliminated · purged · dug out · flushed out
loosened
Made less tight
- releasedSet free from confinement
- liberatedReleased from confinement
- extricatedReleased from entanglement
disentangled · unfastened · unmoored · unstuck · unchained · unbound · detached · disengaged · separated
precarious
Dangerously insecure
- teeteringUnstably balanced, nearly falling
- wobblyTending to teeter
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
loose · rickety · shaky · insecure · unfixed · unsettled · tottering · unanchored · unattached · hanging
dislodgedstabilized
Made steady or constant
settled · steadied · grounded · stationary · immobilized
dislodgeddeposited
Placed for safekeeping
installed · positioned · inserted · placed · established