supplant
Push out, replace
Supplant means to take the place of something or someone, usually by force, scheming, or simply proving superior.
A new technology supplants an old one; a rival supplants the current favorite.
The word carries a sense of displacement—not just replacing, but pushing aside: Digital streaming has supplanted physical media.
She supplanted him as team captain.
Seize without right
- dethroneRemove from sovereignty
- deposeRemove from authority
- toppleCause to fall
- oustRemove from position
unseat · coup · regime · overthrow · rebellion · insurgence · revolt · uprising
Replacement for another
- supersedeReplace something outdated
- displaceRemove from proper position
- succeedAchieve a desired aim
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
swap · trade · transition · switch · changeover · upgrade · modernize · phase out
Clandestine coordinated scheming
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- undermineWeaken by stealth
subvert · scheming · treachery · betrayal · subterfuge · machination · connive · stratagem
One who receives legacy
- successorOne who replaces another
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
descendant · progeny · bloodline · ancestry · genealogy · primogeniture · birthright · legacy
Celestial body blocks another
- outstripSurpass or overtake
- outpaceExceed in velocity
- outperformAchieve superior results
- exceedGo past a limit
transcend · overshadow · outshine · outdo · prevail · triumph · excel · outdistance
usurp
Seize without right
oust · unseat · coup · regime · overthrow · rebellion · insurgence · revolt · uprising · takeover
substitute
Replacement for another
exchange · swap · trade · transition · switch · changeover · upgrade · modernize · phase out · retire
conspiracy
Clandestine coordinated scheming
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
undermine · subvert · scheming · treachery · betrayal · subterfuge · machination · connive · stratagem · manipulation
heir
One who receives legacy
- successorOne who replaces another
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- lineageDescent from progenitors
dynasty · descendant · progeny · bloodline · ancestry · genealogy · primogeniture · birthright · legacy · ascension
eclipse
Celestial body blocks another
- outstripSurpass or overtake
- outpaceExceed in velocity
- outperformAchieve superior results
exceed · transcend · overshadow · outshine · outdo · prevail · triumph · excel · outdistance · outmatch
- takeovertakeover, take over, seize power, seizure, coup d'etat
- push asidedisplace, oust, edge out, push out, squeeze out
- reversalsreverse, undo, revert, overturn, flip
- substitutessubstitute, subs, substitutes, stand-in, substitute teachers
- preemptive actionspreemptive strike, forestall, preventive measure, first strike, early action
supplantcomplement
What makes complete
accompany · permit · tolerate · accommodate · cohabit