dislocate | Definition of dislocate

Synonyms and Antonyms of dislocate

1 to change the place or position of

dislocated his shoulder in the accident

Synonyms of dislocate

budge, displace, disturb, move, relocate, remove, reposition, shift, transfer, transpose

Words Related to dislocate

bear, carry, cart, convey, drive, haul, lug, tote, transmit, transplant, transport

replace, supersede, supplant

alter, make over, modify, redo, refashion, remake, remodel, revamp, revise, rework, vary

Near Antonyms of dislocate

anchor, fix, freeze, moor, secure, set, stabilize

embed (also imbed), entrench (also intrench), implant, ingrain (also engrain), lodge, root

2 to undo the proper order or arrangement of

the country's entire social structure was dislocated by the war

Synonyms of dislocate

confuse, derange, disarrange, disarray, discompose, dishevel, disjoint, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, hash, jumble, mess (up), mix (up), muddle, muss, rumple, scramble, shuffle, tousle, tumble, upset

Words Related to dislocate

embroil, entangle, snarl, tangle

agitate, perturb, stir (up), unsettle

Near Antonyms of dislocate

align (also aline), line, line up, queue

classify, codify, methodize, systematize, systemize

groom, make up, spruce (up)

Antonyms of dislocate

arrange, array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, range, regulate, straighten (up), tidy