Synonyms for displace

Verb

1. displace, move

usage: take the place of

2. displace, force out, move, displace

usage: force to move; "the refugees were displaced by the war"

3. displace, uproot, deracinate, place

usage: move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people"

4. move, displace

usage: cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

5. dislodge, displace, bump, expel, eject, chuck out, exclude, throw out, kick out, turf out, boot out, turn out

usage: remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"

6. dislocate, displace, resettle

usage: put out of its usual place, position, or relationship; "The colonists displaced the natives"