to dethrone

Examples

• All

• As a result, maybe Detroit doesn't become the juggernaut it is and doesn't dethrone Boston.

  Blog text (13)

• If we're going to prevent this war, you must dethrone him now.

  Aquaman (2018)

• But remember, he got famous because they said this could be the guy that could possibly dethrone the king.

  The Pivot Podcast

• And now we see a country that wants to dethrone them to create a new system based on other values and other rules.

• Could a team from the Big 12 be the team to dethrone the SEC?

  Blog text (5)

• Senator, I'm not looking to dethrone you.

  The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979)

• Will he continue his Heisman bid, or will the Bears dethrone him?

  Blog text (33)

• You have conspired with the foes of England to dethrone me!

  The Vikings (1958)

• Profion seeks to dethrone her because she believes... that Mages and Commoners should be treated as equals.

  Dungeons & Dragons (2000)

• The local management of the township dethrones the old aristocratic order and educates the people to self-government.

  Academic text (2017)

Synonyms

R

to remove

vsto dethrone

∞ 1.5

To move something or someone away from a place

is specific to taking a monarch out of power rather than general physical displacement

D

to displace

vsto dethrone

140 5.5

To make a person leave their usual place or job

is specific to removing a monarch from power rather than any role change

B

to bring down

vsto dethrone

128 4.6

To make a leader or government lose power

is about directly taking a monarch from power rather than causing others to act

O

to overthrow

vsto dethrone

127 5.1

To remove a leader or government from power, often by force

is about removing a monarch specifically rather than any ruler or government

O

to oust

vsto dethrone

80 6.2

To remove someone from power, often suddenly or by force

is used for removing a monarch specifically rather than any officeholder

D

to depose

vsto dethrone

31 7.4

To remove a leader from office, often by force

is used specifically for removing a monarch or ruler rather than any officeholder

U

to unseat

vsto dethrone

19 6.2

Remove someone from a position of power, often in politics

is the term for taking a monarch from authority rather than general political loss

D

to dislodge

vsto dethrone

15 6.1

To force something or someone out of a place where they are stuck

is about taking a monarch from authority rather than removing a fixed physical object

O

to overturn

vsto dethrone

12 6.3

Remove a leader or government from power, often by force

is focused on removing monarchs specifically rather than general power changes

D

to decrown

vsto dethrone

9.7

To remove someone, especially a king or queen, from power

is the general term for taking a monarch from power without literal crown removal

M

to mediatize

vsto dethrone

• Specialized

9.9

To remove a small state's independence and put it under another state's control

is about taking a monarch from office rather than making them subject to another power

D

to defease

vsto dethrone

9.9

To stop someone from gaining power or success

is focused on formally removing a monarch from their position rather than general defeat

Antonyms

E

to enthrone

• Formal

7.5

To give someone a high position of power in a formal ceremony, like making them a king or queen

How Forceful

to overthrow

127 5.1

to depose

31 7.4

to dethrone

5 6.7

to dismiss

70 3.3

to remove

∞ 1.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology