Usurp Synonyms and Antonyms

yo͝o-sûrp, -zûrp
To lay claim to for oneself or as one's right
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. assume
  2. seize
  3. appropriate
  4. commandeer
  5. arrogate
  6. preempt
  7. take
  8. accroach
  9. expropriate
  10. lay-hold-of
  11. steal
  12. take over
  13. wrest
Antonyms:
  1. relinquish
  2. give in
  3. surrender

Words Related to Usurp

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Usurp Sentence Examples

  • This decision will usurp the powers of the commitee.

  • There was a much better time when she did not know he planned to usurp her, and the memory comforted her.

  • It will usurp authority over the man, but not cause him to be in silence.

  • Don't allow video games and television, or even reading and homework, to usurp time your child should be actively playing.

  • Adherents flocked to him, and for a whole year Murad was engaged in suppressing his attempts to usurp the throne.

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