to overthrow

Examples

• All

• Activists united to overthrow the corrupt government that had ruled for decades.

• The rebels planned to overthrow the oppressive regime before the end of the year.

• The question of when, if ever, the military has the right to overthrow the government is a difficult one.

  Academic text (1992)

• "Now we can get on with the business of overthrowing the government."

  Fiction book (1993)

• They've moved quickly to seize resources and overthrow civil administration.

  Survive (2021)

• It's a huge battle during which Jocelyn, Luke and their allies help overthrow Valentine.

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• The United States did not overthrow Saddam to democratize the Middle East.

  Academic text (2008)

• After 9/11, a U.S.-led international coalition joined forces with the Northern Alliance to overthrow the Taliban.

  Academic text (2012)

• In 1848, several European nations witnessed revolutions that aimed to overthrow their monarchies.

Synonyms

B

to bring down

vsto overthrow

78 4.6

To make a leader or government lose power

focuses on removal as an act of taking power away, not just defeat

O

to oust

vsto overthrow

70 6.2

To remove someone from power, often suddenly or by force

is the broader concept of removing rulers or governments, often by force

D

to depose

vsto overthrow

38 7.4

To remove a leader from office, often by force

covers removal broadly, not only forcible personal ousting

U

to usurp

vsto overthrow

32 8.6

To take power or a position from someone without the right, often by force

refers to removing rulers or governments, not to seizing power oneself

U

to unseat

vsto overthrow

19 6.2

Remove someone from a position of power, often in politics

is about removing rulers or governments specifically, not all political positions

D

to dethrone

vsto overthrow

11 6.7

To remove a king or queen from power and their position

applies to removing any ruler or government not only monarchs

O

to overturn

vsto overthrow

4 6.3

Remove a leader or government from power, often by force

is the general removal of a ruler or government often by force

R

to revolutionize

vsto overthrow

1 7.3

Remove a government by force and put new leaders in charge

describes removal more generally, not only by revolutionary action

D

to decrown

vsto overthrow

1 9.7

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

is the general act of removing rulers or governments, not only royalty

Antonyms

I

to install

• Formal

37 3.9

To put someone into an official job at a ceremony

How Forceful

to overthrow

123 5.1

to topple

87 4.1

to depose

38 7.4

to oust

70 6.2

to remove

∞ 1.5

Surface Forms

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Etymology