topple over
Lose your balance
To topple over is to fall from an upright position, usually top-first: The vase toppled over when the cat jumped on the table.
The phrase emphasizes the loss of balance and the complete fall, often of something tall or unstable.
Topple alone can mean the same thing, but adding over underscores the finality of the collapse.
End or gratuity
- capsizeOverturn in water
- knock downCause to collapse
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
- flipQuick turning motion
collapse · crash · plunge · pitch · spill · sprawl · drop · nosedive
Sway without stability
- wobbleUnsteady side-to-side motion
- totterMove unsteadily, nearly falling
- swayRock back and forth
- rockSolid earthen material
lurch · falter · unsteady · precarious · tilt · shake · stagger · lean
Remove from sovereignty
- deposeRemove from authority
- oustRemove from position
- unseatRemove from position
- bring downCause to collapse
usurp · coup · regime change · revolution · uprising · rebellion · supplant · dislodge
tip
End or gratuity
- capsizeOverturn in water
- knock downCause to collapse
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
flip · collapse · crash · plunge · pitch · spill · sprawl · drop · nosedive · fall down
teeter
Sway without stability
rock · lurch · falter · unsteady · precarious · tilt · shake · stagger · lean · list
dethrone
Remove from sovereignty
bring down · usurp · coup · regime change · revolution · uprising · rebellion · supplant · dislodge · subvert
collapse
Sudden structural failure
wreckage · fall apart · give way · cave in · disintegrate · breakdown · rubble · debris · cascade · domino effect
vanquish
Defeat thoroughly in conflict
overpower · bring low · humble · crush · rout · best · outmaneuver · undermine · eclipse · surpass
topple overstand firm
Refuse to retreat
hold steady · stand fast · stabilize · stand tall · stay put
over, tumble, overthrow, topple, overturn, toppled, toppling, topples