USURP: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for USURP?

Need another word that means the same as “usurp”? Find 22 synonyms and 30 related words for “usurp” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Usurp” are: arrogate, assume, seize, take over, expropriate, take possession of, take, appropriate, steal, wrest, commandeer, annex, lay claim to, oust, overthrow, remove, topple, unseat, depose, dethrone, eject, dispel

Usurp as a Verb

Definitions of "Usurp" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “usurp” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Encroach or infringe upon (someone's rights.
• Take the place of (someone in a position of power) illegally; supplant.
• Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession.
• Take the place of.
• Take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force.

Synonyms of "Usurp" as a verb (22 Words)

annex	Take (territory) as if by conquest. The left bank of the Rhine was annexed by France in 1797.
appropriate	Devote (money or assets) to a special purpose. The accused had appropriated the property.
arrogate	Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one’s right or possession. They arrogate to themselves the ability to divine the nation s true interests.
assume	Take on or adopt (a manner or identity), sometimes falsely. When will the new President assume office.
commandeer	Enlist (someone) to help in a task. The truck was commandeered by a mob.
depose	Make a deposition; declare under oath. Every affidavit shall state which of the facts deposed to are within the deponent s knowledge.
dethrone	Remove (a monarch) from power. In January 1831 the Poles dethroned the Romanovs.
dispel	Force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings. Dispel doubts.
eject	Leave an aircraft rapidly using an ejection seat or capsule. Lumps of viscous lava were ejected from the volcano.
expropriate	Dispossess (someone) of property. Their assets were expropriated by the government.
lay claim to	Lay eggs.
oust	Remove from a position or office. The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds.
overthrow	Throw (a ball) further than the intended distance. Their subversive activities are calculated to overthrow parliamentary democracy.
remove	Remove something concrete as by lifting pushing or taking off or remove something abstract. Customs officials removed documents from the premises.
seize	Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force take as one s right or possession. The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages.
steal	Steal a base. She was found guilty of stealing from her employers.
take	Occupy or take on. They decided to take a small house in the country.
take over	Serve oneself to, or consume regularly.
take possession of	Ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial.
topple	Cause to topple or tumble by pushing. The push almost toppled him to the ground.
unseat	Remove (a government or person in authority) from power. Rawhide unseated Kevin Bradley at the first fence.
wrest	Take (something, especially power or control) after considerable effort or difficulty. Wrest power from the old government.

Usage Examples of "Usurp" as a verb

• The Hanoverian dynasty had usurped the Stuarts.
• Richard usurped the throne.
• He usurped my rights.
• The Church had usurped upon the domain of the state.
• Gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke.

Associations of "Usurp" (30 Words)

arrogate	Make undue claims to having. They arrogate to themselves the ability to divine the nation s true interests.
birthright	An inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture. She saw a liberal education as the birthright of every child.
buccaneer	Live like a buccaneer. The company might be a target for an individual buccaneer seeking power and prestige.
commandeer	Officially take possession or control of (something), especially for military purposes. A nearby house had been commandeered by the army.
confiscate	Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority. The guards confiscated his camera.
corsair	A privateer, especially one operating along the southern shore of the Mediterranean in the 16th–18th centuries.
depose	Remove from office suddenly and forcefully. He had been deposed by a military coup.
depredation	(usually plural) a destructive action. Protecting grain from the depredations of rats and mice.
deprive	Keep from having, keeping, or obtaining. The city was deprived of its water supplies.
disenfranchise	Deprive (someone) of a right or privilege. The law disenfranchised some 3 000 voters on the basis of a residence qualification.
expropriate	(of the state or an authority) take (property) from its owner for public use or benefit. Their assets were expropriated by the government.
forfeit	The action of forfeiting something. His possessions were declared forfeit.
forfeited	Surrendered as a penalty.
freebooter	A pirate or lawless adventurer.
hijack	An incident or act of hijacking. An unsuccessful hijack attempt.
hijacker	A person who illegally seizes an aircraft, ship, or vehicle while in transit and forces it to go to a different destination or uses it for their own purposes. A hijacker of arms shipments.
impound	Lock up (someone. Vehicles parked where they cause an obstruction will be impounded.
impoverish	Make poor. The wars had impoverished him.
kidnap	The action of kidnapping someone. Militants kidnapped the daughter of a minister.
loot	Private property taken from an enemy in war. The rooms were stuffed with the loot from Francis s expeditions into Italy.
patrimony	The estate or property belonging by ancient endowment or right to a church or other institution. An organization that saves the world s cultural patrimony by restoring historic buildings.
pirate	A ship that is manned by pirates. The company is seeking compensation from people who pirated the movie.
plunder	Plunder a town after capture. The army sacked the city and carried off huge quantities of plunder.
privateer	An officer or crew member of a privateer. Francis Drake disliked other privateers poaching prizes he regarded as his own.
ravage	Cause severe and extensive damage to. The hurricane ravaged southern Florida.
rob	Take property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force. He tried with three others to rob a bank.
seize	Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force take as one s right or possession. The current President seized power in a coup.
steal	An act of stealing a base. He finished with eight points four steals and seven assists.
usurpation	Wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority. A succession of generals who ruled by usurpation.
viking	Any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries.