Overthrew

//oʊ.vɚ.θɹu//

Synonyms for "overthrew" (404 found)

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deconsecrate deconsecration defeasance defeat defection deform defrock defrocking degeneration degenerative change demolish demolition denature denial deny deposal depose deposing deposition deprivation

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Noun(1 words)

Verb(12 words)

desolate discomfit disperse eliminate eradicate extinguish extirpate fuck harry lay waste nuke obliterate

Related words (202)

oppress oust ouster ousting overcome overcoming overmaster overmatch overpower overrule overset overthrowal overturn overturning overwhelm palace revolution paroxysm parry pension pension off

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pensioning off precipitation prostration purge put to silence quake qualification qualify quash quashing quietus radical change ravage re create re creation re-create re-creation read out of realign realignment rebel rebuild rebut rebuttal reconstruct redesign reduce to silence refit reform reformation refutal refutation refute reluct reluctate remake remaking removal remove remove from office renew renewal reshape reshaping restructure restructuring retire retirement revamp reversal revival revive revivification revolt revolute revolution revolutionary war revolutionize revulsion ring the changes riot rise rise up rout ruin run riot sabotage sap sap the foundations send flying settle shellacking shift shift the scene shuffle the cards shut up silence smash smash all opposition somersault somerset spasm spill squash squelch strike striking alteration strip of office strip of rank stroke subdual subduing subjugation subversion subvert sudden change superannuate superannuation suppression surmount suspend suspension sweeping change switch tabula rasa technological revolution temblor thrash thrashing throw throw down throw over tidal wave tip tip over topple over toppling topsy-turvify topsy-turvy total change transilience transition trimming trip trip up trouncing tsunami tumble turn turn a somersault turn over turn over a new leaf turn the scale turn the tables turn the tide turn topsy-turvy turn turtle turn upside down turnabout turnover unchurch unchurching uncrown undermine undermining undoing unfrock unfrocking unhorse unsaddle unseat unseating unthrone upend upheaval uproot upsetting upturn vanquishment variation variety vary violent change warming waterloo weaken whipping work a change worsen worsening worst

Verb(10 words)

oust override overrule own race ravage ravel raze reverse uproot

Noun(1 words)

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Parts of the army overthrew the government of Mali in a coup in twenty-twelve.

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And overthrew the wheels of the chariots, and they were carried into the deep. And the Egyptians said: Let us flee from Israel; for the Lord fighteth for them against us.

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The US overthrew the government of Patrice Lubumba in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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