toppled
Fell from power
Toppled is the past tense of topple, meaning to fall or cause to fall from an upright position: The statue toppled during the earthquake, Protesters toppled the monument.
Extended to power structures, topple means to overthrow or bring down: The scandal toppled the government, A coup toppled the regime.
Abrupt seizure of power
- dethroneRemove from sovereignty
- usurpSeize without right
- deposeRemove from authority
- oustRemove from position
revolution · rebellion · insurrection · mutiny · overthrow · unseated · dethroned · ousted
Defeated completely
- conqueredDefeated and took control
- beatenHaving lost a contest
- routedOverwhelmingly defeated
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
crushed · dethroned · unseated · bested · humiliated · overpowered · champion · record
Broke into particles
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
- demolishedCompletely destroyed a structure
razed · tumbled · fallen · crashed · caved · buckled · earthquake · avalanche
Unstably balanced, nearly falling
- wobblyTending to teeter
- precariousDangerously insecure
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- shakyTrembling or unstable
rickety · tottering · unbalanced · leaning · tilting · swaying · top-heavy · overloaded
coup
Abrupt seizure of power
oust · revolution · rebellion · insurrection · mutiny · overthrow · unseated · dethroned · ousted · deposed
vanquished
Defeated completely
overcome · crushed · dethroned · unseated · bested · humiliated · overpowered · champion · record · reign
crumbled
Broke into particles
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
demolished · razed · tumbled · fallen · crashed · caved · buckled · earthquake · avalanche · landslide
teetering
Unstably balanced, nearly falling
- wobblyTending to teeter
- precariousDangerously insecure
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
shaky · rickety · tottering · unbalanced · leaning · tilting · swaying · top-heavy · overloaded · stacked
cascading
Falling in stages
falling · tumbling · cascade · propagation · spillover · contagion
toppleduprighted
Made upright again
righted · stood up · straightened · propped up · shored up
toppledinstalled
Put into position
established · enthroned · empowered · elevated · consolidated
- topple overFall from upright position
- statue topplingDestroying public sculptures