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Synonyms for supplant
The synonym for supplant recorded in this bank is replace, in the sense "to supersede and take the place of, especially by force, scheming, or by proving superior". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for supplant
- replaceverb, in the sense "to supersede and take the place of, especially by force, scheming, or by proving superior"
That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and supplant carries one sense so far.
to supersede and take the place of, especially by force, scheming, or by proving superior
Digital cameras quickly began to supplant film as the industry standard.
The true synonym
replace
Same sentence, swapped: Digital cameras quickly began to replace film as the industry standard.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot supplant is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- outsell
- license
- patent
Where supplant turns up in the game
supplant is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 1, Foothills. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.
Play supplant
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so supplant reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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The ring widens as it goes, from change at Foothills outward to the whole bank.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. supplant carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.