overthrown
Removed from power
Overthrown is the past participle of overthrow—to remove from power by force.
A government or ruler is overthrown through revolution, coup, or conquest: The dictator was overthrown by rebel forces.
The word implies sudden, usually violent displacement of authority.
Extended uses describe defeating or toppling anything dominant: Long-held assumptions were overthrown by new evidence.
Removed from power
- oustedRemoved from position
- unseatedRemoved from position
- exiledForced from one's country
- banishedForced to leave permanently
displaced · expelled · ejected · dispossessed · uncrowned · removed · supplanted · abdicated
Defeated completely
- conqueredDefeated and took control
- subduedReduced in intensity
- overpoweredExcessively dominant or conquered
- crushedCompressed into fragments
beaten · routed · bested · overcome · subjugated · thrashed · toppled · humiliated
Fell inward suddenly
- crumbledBroke into particles
- ruinedDamaged beyond recovery
- destroyedMade to cease existing
- dismantledTaken apart piece by piece
razed · subverted · disintegrated · decayed · perished · tumbled · downfall · demise
Post-coup ruling clique
- putschForcible government overthrow attempt
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- mutinyRevolt against authority
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
uprising · takeover · conspiracy · sedition · subversion · usurpation · treason · revolt
dethroned
Removed from power
banished · displaced · expelled · ejected · dispossessed · uncrowned · removed · supplanted · abdicated · defrocked
vanquished
Defeated completely
- conqueredDefeated and took control
- subduedReduced in intensity
- overpoweredExcessively dominant or conquered
crushed · beaten · routed · bested · overcome · subjugated · thrashed · toppled · humiliated · outmaneuvered
collapsed
Fell inward suddenly
dismantled · razed · subverted · disintegrated · decayed · perished · tumbled · downfall · demise · undone
junta
Post-coup ruling clique
- putschForcible government overthrow attempt
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- mutinyRevolt against authority
revolution · uprising · takeover · conspiracy · sedition · subversion · usurpation · treason · revolt · insurgency
- defeatdefeat, beaten, conquered, vanquished, loss
- incapacitatedunconscious, knocked out, out cold, passed out, comatose
overthrownenthroned
Formally given sovereignty
installed · established · empowered · crowned · seated
overthrownabdicated
Relinquished power formally
resigned · stepped down · succeeded · relinquished · retired
overthrow, overthrowing, overthrows, overthrower, overthrowers