to unseat

Examples

• All

• Zenyatta is the queen until she is unseated or retired.

  Blog text (18)

• An English knight tries to ride over William; he knocks the lance aside, and though the horse slams into him, William also unseats the rider.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Oh, Blue Fire Lady pulls away suddenly there, nearly unseated Clegg.

  Blue Fire Lady (1977)

• As he does this, his horse starts, making a panicked sidestep that nearly unseats him.

  Fiction book (2000)

• The Quijote still sat tall in the saddle, having not been unseated by the collision.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Rules require bull and bronc riders to stay aboard until their mounts cease bucking and attempting to unseat them.

  Academic text (1994)

• My mount was rock-steady, but the wind kept trying to unseat me, so I leaned forward to rest my chin and arms on the padded console.

  Fiction book (1991)

• The sudden jump of the horse nearly unseated the inexperienced rider.

• The rough terrain caused the vehicle to bump violently, threatening to unseat the passengers.

• During the storm, the strong winds unseated her from her position on the boat.

Synonyms

T

to throw

vsto unseat

880 7.5

To make a person fall off an animal suddenly

is similar but emphasizes the animal's sudden action causing the fall

U

to unhorse

vsto unseat

9.9

To get down from a horse carefully after riding

is used more widely for causing a fall from different mounts or vehicles

U

to unship

vsto unseat

• Archaic

8.6

To make someone fall out of their seat by a sudden movement

is narrower, focusing on a physical fall rather than general removal from a role

Antonyms

S

to seat

165 1.8

To show people where to sit

How Forceful

to knock off

• NSFW

19 9.9

to dethrone

5 6.7

to unseat

1 5.8

to throw off

1 3.8

to remove

∞ 1.5

to displace

140 5.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology