supplanted

American  

[suh-plan-tid] / səˈplæn tɪd /

adjective

1. having been replaced or taken over by someone or something else.

   A few months later, in the midnight secrecy of a remote castle, the supplanted monarch met his untimely end.

   Having the latest gear is very, very cool, but buying the recently supplanted versions can save you a considerable amount of money.

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noun

1. Usually the supplanted people or things that have been replaced.

   He took up with the peasantry's rebellion only to find that the supplanters were just as bad as the supplanted.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of supplant.

Other Word Forms

• unsupplanted adjective

Etymology

Origin of supplanted

supplant ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The war even seems to have supplanted the rise of artificial intelligence as Wall Street’s top cause for concern.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

His love of baseball has been supplanted by the Sport of Kings.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

These monsters have supplanted coal generators as the workhorses of the U.S. power grid because they are more efficient, less polluting and more flexible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Overlooked by the Lions this summer and supplanted by Marcus Smith in England's first-choice XI, he seized his opportunity to impress.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2025

Only with the introduction of trucks and tanks in World War I did horses finally become supplanted as the main assault vehicle and means of fast transport in war.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Related Words

• overthrow
• succeed
• supersede
• undermine
• unseat
• usurp