unsupplanted
Never pushed aside
Unsupplanted means not displaced or replaced by something else.
What remains unsupplanted holds its position despite challenges or alternatives: Despite new technologies, the handwritten letter remains unsupplanted for certain occasions.
The word emphasizes endurance or continued dominance where replacement might be expected.
Formally set up
- incumbentCurrent position holder
- secureProtected from harm
- rootedFirmly established in place
- embeddedSet firmly within something
ingrained · fixed · anchored · fortified · unshakable · immovable · deep-seated · firm
Stubbornly determined to continue
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- perseveringMaintaining effort despite difficulty
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
determined · unshakable · indomitable · resolute · stalwart · unflinching · persistent · dogged
Unaffected by eras
- lastingContinuing through time
- perpetualLasting without interruption
- eternalLasting without end
- everlastingLasting for all time
perennial · ageless · abiding · unfading · imperishable · indestructible · undying · enduring
Superior to all others
- paramountOf supreme significance
- supremeHighest in authority
- foremostHighest in importance
- leadingGuiding or pacing type
primary · chief · commanding · authoritative · ascendant · predominant · overarching · pivotal
First or inventive
- intactNot damaged or altered
- preservedKept from deterioration
- unalteredNot modified whatsoever
- unmodifiedWithout any changes
constant · inviolate · unspoiled · undisturbed · unaffected · untouched · unreplaced · retained
established
Formally set up
embedded · ingrained · fixed · anchored · fortified · unshakable · immovable · deep-seated · firm · solidified
tenacious
Stubbornly determined to continue
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- perseveringMaintaining effort despite difficulty
unwavering · determined · unshakable · indomitable · resolute · stalwart · unflinching · persistent · dogged · relentless
timeless
Unaffected by eras
everlasting · perennial · ageless · abiding · unfading · imperishable · indestructible · undying · enduring · immortal
preeminent
Superior to all others
leading · primary · chief · commanding · authoritative · ascendant · predominant · overarching · pivotal · central
original
First or inventive
unmodified · constant · inviolate · unspoiled · undisturbed · unaffected · untouched · unreplaced · retained · maintained
unsupplantedsupplanted
Displaced by another
replaced · displaced · overthrown · deposed · ousted