REPLACED Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

replaced

verb

past tense of replace

as in superseded

to take the place of the old street lights were replaced by more energy-efficient models

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as in returned

to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place took the fragile vase down to look at it and then gently replaced it on the shelf

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took
removed

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Recent Examples of replaced He was replaced before the fifth inning by righty Mason Black. — CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 That was because the player being replaced — match-winner Will Lankshear — took more than 10 seconds to depart while applauding the supporters. — George Edwards, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 In addition to Mourinho, who replaced Álvaro Arbeloa, the club also brought in players such as Marc Cucurella, Ibrahima Konaté, Denzel Dumfries, Bernardo Silva and Yan Diomande. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 Belton struggled early, though, was replaced by Jacob Monk and the competition seems largely settled. — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Beard replaced Dan Mitchell on the drums in ZZ Top in 1969 and helped recruit Hill from American Blues. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026 As Beijing has left real estate behind in pursuit of technological development, will Moutai be replaced by another stock as well, signaling a changing of the old guard for good? — Evelyn Cheng,jenny Lee, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 In 1997, South Africa replaced two underperforming tax authorities with a wholly new revenue collection agency. — Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 The longtime fest director steps down at the end of this year and will be replaced by Maialen Beloki. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026

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Returning to it means rebuilding parts of an industrial and maintenance ecosystem that has been superseded by the newer system.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
Artificial Intelligence will require more memory than the iPhone 17 offers, and it will be rapidly superseded, likely by April, with the iPhone 18 launch.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of superseded

Verb

One potential longer-term target is Racing Santander’s Sergio Martinez, one of the standout players of the weekend as La Liga returned.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
According to his legal team, evidence in the case shows Homeland Security investigators contacted CBP officials the day Tunick returned from a trip to the Dominican Republic.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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