toppling
Causing to fall
Toppling is the act of falling or causing to fall, usually from an upright position.
A stack of books topples when bumped; a statue is toppled by protesters.
The word often describes the overthrow of those in power: the toppling of the regime, toppling the dictator.
What topples was typically standing or dominant before its fall.
Abrupt seizure of power
- dethroneRemove from sovereignty
- deposeRemove from authority
- oustRemove from position
- usurpSeize without right
regime · uprising · rebellion · insurrection · mutiny · sedition · subvert · tyranny
Unstably balanced, nearly falling
- wobblingMoving unsteadily, wavering
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- precariousDangerously insecure
- unstableProne to sudden change
overbalancing · tilting · leaning · swaying · tottering · off-balance · top-heavy · tipsy
Deliberate structural destruction
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- crumbleFragment gradually
- collapseSudden structural failure
wreckage · razing · rubble · dismantling · bringing down · felling · knocking down · tearing down
Successive downward flow
- chain reactionSelf-sustaining causal sequence
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- fallingMoving downward freely
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
trigger · knockdown · progression · successive · ripple effect · one after another · lineup · setup
Defeat thoroughly in conflict
- conquerOvercome by force
- routOverwhelming one-sided victory
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
- dethroneRemove from sovereignty
unseat · overcome · bring down · humiliate · crush · underdog · giant-killing · championship
coup
Abrupt seizure of power
usurp · regime · uprising · rebellion · insurrection · mutiny · sedition · subvert · tyranny · dictatorship
teetering
Unstably balanced, nearly falling
- wobblingMoving unsteadily, wavering
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- precariousDangerously insecure
unstable · overbalancing · tilting · leaning · swaying · tottering · off-balance · top-heavy · tipsy · listing
demolition
Deliberate structural destruction
collapse · wreckage · razing · rubble · dismantling · bringing down · felling · knocking down · tearing down · leveling
cascade
Successive downward flow
- chain reactionSelf-sustaining causal sequence
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- fallingMoving downward freely
momentum · trigger · knockdown · progression · successive · ripple effect · one after another · lineup · setup · tipping point
vanquish
Defeat thoroughly in conflict
dethrone · unseat · overcome · bring down · humiliate · crush · underdog · giant-killing · championship · title
- destructiondestruction, destroying, demolishing, devastation, ruination
- knocking downdemolishing, razing, felling, bulldozing, tearing down
- out of controlwild, chaotic, unruly, unchecked, runaway
- coupscoup d'etat, overthrow, coup attempt, soft coup, failed coup
- Royal Exitsabdication, deposition, dethronement, overthrow, ouster
- muddlingmuddling, jumbling, scrambling, mixing up, disarranging
topplingsteadying
Making less shaky
stabilizing · uprighting · righting · straightening · balancing
topplinginstalling
Putting into position
enthroning · establishing · propping up · empowering · maintaining
topplingreinforcing
Making more robust
shoring up · buttressing · fortifying · strengthening · bolstering
- statue topplingDestroying public sculptures
topple, toppled, topples, topple over, tumble down, falling over