The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word USURP which also is the latest solution we found used in CrossSynergy in 2001.
Preempt crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| USURP | 33 % | 5 |
| COOPT | 33 % | 5 |
| OVERRIDE | 33 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Preempt
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- forestall
- thwart
- preemption
- prevent
- frustrate
- anticipate
- deter
- avoid
- counteract
- replace
- precedence
- priority
Crossword Answer definitions
USURP verb- To seize power from another, usually by illegitimate means.
- To use and assume the coat of arms of another person.
- To take the place rightfully belonging to someone or something else.
- To make use of.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result USURP
- Appropriate
- Seize and hold
- Take by force
- Assume by force
- Commandeer
- Seize
- Ignore copyrights
- Stage a hostile takeover
- Preempt
- Seize, as the throne
More clues leading to the result COOPT
- Take for one's own use
- Assimilate
- Lure into joining
- Appropriate
- Subsume into a larger group
- Take over to use as one's own
- Take over
- Use for one's own purposes
- Take over as one's own
- Claim eminent domain