dethrones
Ousts a monarch
Dethrones means removes from a throne or position of power.
A king may be dethroned by revolution, a champion dethroned by an upstart challenger.
The word works for any fall from dominance: The new app dethroned the industry leader.
The underlying image is always displacement from a high seat.
Seize without right
supplant · dislodge · overpower · remove · displace · unthrone · vanquish · defeat
Formal surrender of power
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- relinquishmentFormal giving up
- successionFollowing in order
- heirOne who receives legacy
successor · transfer · handover · interregnum · coronation · accession · lineage · dynasty
Cessation of existence
- collapseSudden structural failure
- fallDescend under gravity
- ruinComplete destruction or collapse
- disgraceLoss of honor
humiliation · defeat · decline · degradation · eclipse · shame · loss · setback
Wrongful seizure of power
- juntaPost-coup ruling clique
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
mutiny · treason · sedition · putsch · cabal · insurgency · takeover · rebellion
Banishment from homeland
- banishmentForced removal from place
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- oustingForcible removal from position
- removalAct of taking away
dispossession · eviction · deposition · relegation · marginalization · sidelining · replacement · supplanting
usurp
Seize without right
oust · supplant · dislodge · overpower · remove · displace · unthrone · vanquish · defeat · subvert
abdication
Formal surrender of power
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- relinquishmentFormal giving up
- successionFollowing in order
heir · successor · transfer · handover · interregnum · coronation · accession · lineage · dynasty · inheritance
demise
Cessation of existence
disgrace · humiliation · defeat · decline · degradation · eclipse · shame · loss · setback · deposition
usurpation
Wrongful seizure of power
- juntaPost-coup ruling clique
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- plotStoryline or land parcel
insurrection · mutiny · treason · sedition · putsch · cabal · insurgency · takeover · rebellion · intrigue
exile
Banishment from homeland
- banishmentForced removal from place
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- oustingForcible removal from position
removal · dispossession · eviction · deposition · relegation · marginalization · sidelining · replacement · supplanting
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