Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun supplanting

1 sense of supplanting

Sense 1
supplanting, displacement -- (act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics)
       => replacement, replacing -- (the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb supplant

1 sense of supplant

Sense 1
supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon, supercede -- (take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school")
       => succeed, come after, follow -- (be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?")