topplers
Those who topple
Topplers are people or things that cause something to fall or be overthrown.
The word usually appears in political contexts—topplers of regimes, topplers of dictators: The revolutionaries styled themselves topplers of tyrants.
It can also describe anything that knocks something over: The wind was a toppler of fences that night.
Moving downward freely
- tumbleUncontrolled rolling descent
- crashSudden violent impact
- overturnReverse or invalidate
- capsizeOverturn in water
cascade · knock down · spill · plunge · tip over · upset · demolish · crumble
Those seeking systemic overthrow
- rebelsArmed opposition fighters
- insurgentsThose fighting established authority
- coupAbrupt seizure of power
- regime changeReplacement of governing power
usurpers · deposers · ousters · conquerors · dissidents · uprisers · dethroners · liberators
Obstructs or sections
- towerTall slender edifice
- dominosPip-matching tile game
- legoInterlocking plastic toy bricks
- building blocksBasic units for construction
wooden toys · magnetic tiles · construction set · marble run · house of cards · cup stacking · nanoblock · bricks
Sequential causation phenomenon
- cascadeSuccessive downward flow
- ripple effectCascading secondary results
- knock-on effectSecondary consequence of action
- triggerWhat initiates action
momentum · snowball effect · sequence · escalation · spillover · propagation · cumulative effect · one after another
Unsteady side-to-side motion
- teeterSway without stability
- precariousDangerously insecure
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
tipping point · brink · verge · equilibrium · off-kilter · shaky · unstable · leaning
falling
Moving downward freely
capsize · cascade · knock down · spill · plunge · tip over · upset · demolish · crumble · bring down
revolutionaries
Those seeking systemic overthrow
- rebelsArmed opposition fighters
- insurgentsThose fighting established authority
- coupAbrupt seizure of power
regime change · usurpers · deposers · ousters · conquerors · dissidents · uprisers · dethroners · liberators · overthrowers
blocks
Obstructs or sections
building blocks · wooden toys · magnetic tiles · construction set · marble run · house of cards · cup stacking · nanoblock · bricks · pyramid
domino effect
Sequential causation phenomenon
- cascadeSuccessive downward flow
- ripple effectCascading secondary results
- knock-on effectSecondary consequence of action
trigger · momentum · snowball effect · sequence · escalation · spillover · propagation · cumulative effect · one after another · successive
wobble
Unsteady side-to-side motion
- teeterSway without stability
- precariousDangerously insecure
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
balance · tipping point · brink · verge · equilibrium · off-kilter · shaky · unstable · leaning · swaying
topplerssupporters
People who back something
builders · stabilizers · upholders · establishers · founders
topplersdefenders
Those who shield others
loyalists · protectors · monarchists · royalists · incumbents
topplersbuilders
Those who construct things
erectors · constructors · creators · founders · establishers
- topple overFall from upright position