dethronings
Monarchs forcibly removed
Dethronings are acts of removing someone from power or a position of dominance.
The literal sense involves deposing a monarch, but figurative use is more common: The dethronings of several longtime champions made this year's tournament memorable.
Any displacement from a top position qualifies—a company losing market dominance, a celebrity falling from favor.
Abrupt seizure of power
- usurpationWrongful seizure of power
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- overthrowForcible removal from power
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
junta · abdication · exile · banishment · expulsion · succession · dynasty · monarchy
Violent uprising against authority
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- mutinyRevolt against authority
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
insurgency · rebellion · sedition · treason · resistance · liberation · struggle · movement
Sudden structural failure
- ruinComplete destruction or collapse
- demiseCessation of existence
- defeatVictory over another
- declineDecrease or refuse
toppling · fall · ousting · removal · displacement · unseating · disgrace · humiliation
Storyline or land parcel
- cabalScheming political faction
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
- factionGroup within group
scheming · betrayal · treachery · subversion · clandestine · stratagem · machination · collusion
Had coverings removed
- powerlessLacking strength or authority
- diminishedMade or became smaller
- weakenedMade less capable
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
sidelined · undermined · disenfranchised · subordination · dispossessed · delegitimized · neutered · reduced
coup
Abrupt seizure of power
- usurpationWrongful seizure of power
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- overthrowForcible removal from power
seizure · junta · abdication · exile · banishment · expulsion · succession · dynasty · monarchy · sovereignty
insurrection
Violent uprising against authority
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- mutinyRevolt against authority
revolt · insurgency · rebellion · sedition · treason · resistance · liberation · struggle · movement · protest
collapse
Sudden structural failure
decline · toppling · fall · ousting · removal · displacement · unseating · disgrace · humiliation · end
plot
Storyline or land parcel
- cabalScheming political faction
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
faction · scheming · betrayal · treachery · subversion · clandestine · stratagem · machination · collusion · assassination
stripped
Had coverings removed
- powerlessLacking strength or authority
- diminishedMade or became smaller
- weakenedMade less capable
marginalized · sidelined · undermined · disenfranchised · subordination · dispossessed · delegitimized · neutered · reduced · deprived
dethroningscoronations
Sovereign installation rites
enthronements · crownings · investitures · accessions · ascensions
dethroningsenthronements
Ceremonies of investiture
installations · elevations · inaugurations · promotions · empowerments