supplantation
Taking another's place
Supplantation is the act of supplanting—displacing or replacing something, typically by force, scheming, or superior merit.
The word appears in formal or literary contexts: The supplantation of the old regime took decades.
It carries connotations of usurpation rather than peaceful succession.
Replacement for another
- successorOne who replaces another
- surrogateOne acting for another
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
- usurperIllegal power seizer
pretender · interloper · newcomer · upstart · rival · competitor · challenger · impostor
Wrongful seizure of power
- oustingForcible removal from position
- dispossessionDeprival of property rights
- dethronementRemoval from sovereign power
- unseatingRemoving from a position
deposal · removal · ejection · expulsion · eviction · dislodgement · uprooting · extrusion
Abrupt seizure of power
- regime changeReplacement of governing power
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- power grabAttempt to seize control
- hostile takeoverUnwanted corporate buyout attempt
conquest · annexation · occupation · insurgency · revolution · putsch · junta · installation
Clandestine coordinated scheming
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
- machinationCrafty scheming, often hostile
- plottingDevising a secret plan
- schemingCrafty and calculating
subterfuge · treachery · betrayal · manipulation · cunning · stratagem · power play · maneuvering
One who receives legacy
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- ascensionMovement to higher position
primogeniture · regency · succession crisis · claimant · pretender · birthright · legitimacy · rightful heir
substitute
Replacement for another
usurper · pretender · interloper · newcomer · upstart · rival · competitor · challenger · impostor · proxy
usurpation
Wrongful seizure of power
- oustingForcible removal from position
- dispossessionDeprival of property rights
- dethronementRemoval from sovereign power
unseating · deposal · removal · ejection · expulsion · eviction · dislodgement · uprooting · extrusion · overthrow
coup
Abrupt seizure of power
- regime changeReplacement of governing power
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- power grabAttempt to seize control
hostile takeover · conquest · annexation · occupation · insurgency · revolution · putsch · junta · installation · imposition
conspiracy
Clandestine coordinated scheming
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
- machinationCrafty scheming, often hostile
- plottingDevising a secret plan
scheming · subterfuge · treachery · betrayal · manipulation · cunning · stratagem · power play · maneuvering · deceit
heir
One who receives legacy
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- lineageDescent from progenitors
ascension · primogeniture · regency · succession crisis · claimant · pretender · birthright · legitimacy · rightful heir · disputed succession
supplantationinheritance
Property received from ancestors
smooth transition · handover · abdication · coronation · investiture
supplantationretention
Continued holding or possession
maintenance · incumbency · continuity · entrenchment · permanence
supplantationcession
Formal transfer of territory
yielding · relinquishment · surrender · concession · abdication