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

Like every other detail here, that implicit complaint is dusty and ossified, and Mr. Williamson’s formerly wised-up dialogue has been supplanted by a grinding earnestness, with everyone constantly asking about one another’s feelings.

From The Wall Street Journal

Today, wood gatherers have supplanted the usual walkers.

From Barron's

They may have been supplanted by digital job boards, but for much of the country’s history, they were one of the main sources to go to find work and workers.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

Related Words

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