overthrowable
Able to depose
Capable of being overthrown—removed from power by force or revolt.
The word applies mainly to governments, rulers, and regimes: The dictator's grip on power looked absolute, but every regime is overthrowable.
It can extend to any established system or authority vulnerable to toppling: Even the most entrenched traditions prove overthrowable given enough pressure.
Remove from sovereignty
- deposeRemove from authority
- oustRemove from position
- unseatRemove from position
- supplantReplace by force
usurp · remove · displace · topple · defeat · conquer · vanquish · overpower
Cause to fall
- overturnReverse or invalidate
- upendFlip to reverse orientation
- capsizeOverturn in water
- tumbleUncontrolled rolling descent
knock down · unbalance · destabilize · collapse · fall · wobble · teeter · sway
Lacking power or force
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- unstableProne to sudden change
- precariousDangerously insecure
- defenselessWithout means to resist
exposed · unprotected · assailable · susceptible · penetrable · beatable · conquerable · unfortified
Abrupt seizure of power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
mutiny · revolution · sedition · junta · insurgency · regime · dictatorship · tyranny
dethrone
Remove from sovereignty
supplant · usurp · remove · displace · topple · defeat · conquer · vanquish · overpower · overcome
topple
Cause to fall
tumble · knock down · unbalance · destabilize · collapse · fall · wobble · teeter · sway · lean
weak
Lacking power or force
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- unstableProne to sudden change
- precariousDangerously insecure
defenseless · exposed · unprotected · assailable · susceptible · penetrable · beatable · conquerable · unfortified · insecure
coup
Abrupt seizure of power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
revolt · mutiny · revolution · sedition · junta · insurgency · regime · dictatorship · tyranny · monarchy
overthrowableentrenched
Firmly established, resistant to change
unassailable · invincible · impregnable · inviolable · unshakeable
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