What is another word for usurp?
433 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ juːzˈɜːp], [ juːzˈɜːp], [ j_uː_z_ˈɜː_p]Table of Contents
Similar words for usurp:- assume (noun)
- capture (noun)
- conquer (noun)
- appropriate (verb)
- arrogate (verb)
- assume (verb)
- borrow (verb)
- confiscate (verb)
- cut out (verb)
- displace (verb)
- encroach (verb)
- seize (verb)
- social (verb)
- supersede (verb)
- supplant (verb)
- take (verb)
- take over (verb)
- wrest (verb)
- other synonyms
- arrogate
- borrow
- encroach
Definition for Usurp:
- To seize, and hold in possession, by force, or without right; as, to usurp a throne; to usurp the prerogatives of the crown; to usurp power; to usurp the right of a patron is to oust or dispossess him.
Synonyms for Usurp:
n.
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- swap,
- give way,
- renew,
- change,
- substitute,
- succeed,
- make way (for),
- replace.
v.
•appropriate (verb)- grabbed hold of,
- gat hands on,
- gat fingers on,
- mis appropriating,
- grabbing hold of,
- mis-appropriated,
- getting fingers on,
- moonlighting requisition,
- gloms to,
- getting hands on,
- gets fingers on,
- moonlighted requisition,
- took over,
- gotten fingers on,
- mis-appropriates,
- got fingers on,
- mis appropriates,
- glom to,
- gloms on to,
- takes over,
- got hands on,
- glommed on to,
- moonlights requisition,
- gets hands on,
- mis-appropriating,
- glommed to,
- grabs hold of,
- mis appropriate,
- glomming on to,
- mis-appropriate,
- gotten hands on,
- mis appropriated,
- glomming to.
- clapping hands on,
- clapped hands on,
- glommed onto,
- claps hands on,
- gloms onto,
- kiping,
- kiped,
- kipes,
- glomming onto.
- make own,
- make one own,
- made one's own,
- made ones own,
- making own,
- made one own,
- making one's own,
- makes one's own,
- make ones own,
- made own,
- makes one own,
- making one own,
- making ones own,
- makes own,
- makes ones own.
- possessing of,
- confisticates,
- confisticating,
- confisticated,
- possesses of,
- possesses oneself of,
- possessing oneself of,
- possessed oneself of.
- dis-enthrone,
- de-thrones,
- dis-enthroned,
- un-crown,
- dis-cards,
- ex-patriates,
- un crowns,
- discrowns,
- dis-crowns,
- un-crowns,
- re-legates,
- dis crowns,
- takes the place of,
- stepping into shoes of,
- re moving,
- trans ported,
- dis charge,
- ex patriating,
- ex-patriated,
- un crowned,
- de-throne,
- dis charged,
- dis throne,
- re-place,
- dis crowning,
- dis-charging,
- re places,
- dis charging,
- dis charges,
- ex-patriating,
- ex patriate,
- disthroning,
- taking place of,
- dis-charges,
- un make,
- dis-place,
- re-placing,
- de throne,
- dis enthrone,
- dis enthroning,
- stepping in to shoes of,
- de-pose,
- dis-throning,
- de throning,
- dis-enthrones,
- dis-enthroning,
- dis crown,
- dis card,
- dis-carding,
- un-made,
- takes place of,
- dis-throned,
- stepped into shoes of,
- un-crowned,
- de posed,
- disthroned,
- un making,
- re placed,
- dis-missed,
- de thrones,
- un makes,
- re-moves,
- un-make,
- dis-thrones,
- de ported,
- re-move,
- un crowning,
- re-places,
- uncrowns,
- dis carded,
- re moved,
- re place,
- un made,
- dis-missing,
- dis-throne,
- dis-crown,
- dis-card,
- un crown,
- took the place of,
- dis-crowned,
- taking the place of,
- ex patriates,
- re-moving,
- re move,
- dis-placed,
- re legates,
- de-posing,
- dis enthroned,
- stepped in to shoes of,
- dis carding,
- disenthrones,
- un-crowning,
- ex-patriate,
- steps in to shoes of,
- un-making,
- re legate,
- dis enthrones,
- re-placed,
- de-porting,
- dis-charged,
- steps into shoes of,
- dis-placing,
- de-posed,
- dis place,
- dis placed,
- took place of,
- dis cards,
- dis-carded,
- re placing,
- de-throned,
- ex patriated,
- dis-places,
- dis-crowning,
- de porting,
- dis thrones,
- dis throning,
- dis throned,
- disenthroning,
- de-throning,
- dis places,
- dis missed,
- de pose,
- disthrones,
- de throned,
- dis placing,
- dis missing,
- re-legate,
- un-makes,
- dis-charge,
- de-ported,
- dis crowned,
- step in to shoes of,
- disenthroned,
- de posing.
- makes inroads,
- in-fringed,
- over-steps,
- inter feres,
- wrought in,
- squeezes in,
- squeezed in,
- inter-pose,
- inter posed,
- in fringed,
- sticked nose in to,
- in fringes,
- worming in,
- muscling in,
- inter-fere,
- inter-feres,
- elbowing in,
- putting two cents in,
- inter-posing,
- over steps,
- wormed in,
- in-fringes,
- over stepped,
- muscled in,
- puts two cents in,
- elbowed in,
- making inroads,
- over-stepped,
- in fringe,
- over stepping,
- in-fringe,
- inter posing,
- muscles in,
- inter-posed,
- stuck nose in to,
- in fringing,
- squeezing in,
- in-fringing,
- worms in,
- made inroads,
- sticks nose into,
- sticking nose in to,
- inter fere,
- inter pose,
- elbows in,
- over-stepping,
- working in,
- sticked nose into,
- sticking nose into,
- stick nose in to,
- works in,
- stuck nose into,
- sticks nose in to.
- over running,
- ex-act,
- over-whelming,
- taking possession of,
- spirits away,
- over-comes,
- in corporates,
- took captive,
- in-corporates,
- over whelmed,
- over-powering,
- ex act,
- took possession of,
- over whelms,
- over-powered,
- in-corporate,
- over powers,
- spiriting away,
- over powered,
- spirited away,
- over-whelmed,
- sub-dues,
- over whelming,
- over powering,
- in corporate,
- over-whelm,
- sub-due,
- over runs,
- ex-acted,
- took by storm,
- sub dues,
- over-whelms,
- over-coming,
- takes by storm,
- ex acts,
- over comes,
- sub due,
- over come,
- carrying off,
- carries off,
- over coming,
- ex acting,
- ex-acting,
- takes possession of,
- over whelm,
- over-power.
- out-place,
- over ruled,
- outplacing,
- outplaced,
- over ruling,
- out place,
- outmodes,
- out modes,
- out-modes,
- over-ruled,
- outmoding,
- sets aside,
- de-sert,
- over rules,
- over-ruling,
- outplaces,
- out mode,
- de sert,
- over-rule,
- out-places,
- out-placing,
- out-mode,
- out placed,
- out-placed,
- over-rules,
- out places,
- out placing.
- sate in,
- forced out,
- casts out,
- un seating,
- sits in,
- un-seated,
- fronts for,
- under-mined,
- over-throws,
- over throw,
- fronted for,
- under mining,
- swapping places with,
- ringing in,
- un-seating,
- rang in,
- un seated,
- over throwing,
- over-thrown,
- swapped places with,
- ringed in,
- over thrown,
- under-mining,
- fronting for,
- under mined,
- over throws,
- sitting in,
- swaps places with,
- over-throw,
- un-seat,
- rings in,
- un seat,
- over-throwing.
Other synonyms:
•arrogate •borrow •encroach
Paraphrases for Usurp:
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Antonyms for Usurp:
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v.
Usurp Sentence Examples:
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He had different emotions for the rich from those which he entertained for the poor; and, from perceiving that among men, money could usurp all places - could defeat virtue, command respect denied to morality and truth, and secure a real worship when the Deity must be content with shows and symbols - he gradually gave it the chief place in his regard.
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At the family table, in the home circle, the tendency is rather for their ideas and their affairs to usurp the conversation.
Hyponym for Usurp:
v.
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social
supersede, replace, supervene upon, supplant.
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social