Synonyms for overthrow
ˌoʊ vərˈθroʊ; ˈoʊ vərˌθroʊover·throw

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1. overthrow

   Abolish, to do away with, bring absolutely to an end, especially as something hostile, hindering, or harmful, was formerly used of persons and material objects, a usage now obsolete except in poetry or highly figurative speech. Abolish is now used of institutions, customs, and conditions, especially those wide-spread and long existing; as, to abolish slavery, ignorance, intemperance, poverty. A building that is burned to the ground is said to be destroyed by fire. Annihilate, as a philosophical term, signifies to put absolutely out of existence. As far as our knowledge goes, matter is never annihilated, but only changes its form. Some believe that the wicked will be annihilated. Abolish is not said of laws. There we use repeal, abrogate, nullify, etc.: repeal by the enacting body, nullify by revolutionary proceedings; a later statute abrogates, without formally repealing, any earlier law with which it conflicts. An appellate court may reverse or set aside the decision of an inferior court. Overthrow may be used in either a good or a bad sense; suppress is commonly in a good, subvert always in a bad sense; as, to subvert our liberties; to suppress a rebellion. The law prohibits what may never have existed; it abolishes an existing evil. We abate a nuisance, terminate a controversy. Compare CANCEL; DEMOLISH; EXTERMINATE.

   Synonyms:
   abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, destroy, end, end, eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, nullify, obliterate, prohibit, remove, repeal, reverse, revoke, set aside, stamp out, subvert, supplant, suppress, terminate

   Antonyms:
   authorize, cherish, confirm, continue, enact, establish, institute, introduce, legalize, promote, reinstate, renew, repair, restore, revive, set up, support, sustain

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1. overthrow

   Synonyms:
   destroy, subvert, upset, overturn, ruin, demolish, defeat, rout, overcome, discomfit, invert, overset, reverse

   Antonyms:
   restore, reinstate, construct, regenerate, redintegrate, revive, reedify

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. overthrownoun

   the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)

   Synonyms:
   upset, derangement

2. upset, derangement, overthrowverb

   the act of disturbing the mind or body

   "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living"

   Synonyms:
   disturbance, disorder, mental unsoundness, perturbation, overturn, derangement, turnover, overthrow, swage, unbalance, upset

3. overthrow, subvert, overturn, bring downverb

   cause the downfall of; of rulers

   "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"

   Synonyms:
   weaken, land, bowl over, bring down, overthrow, vacate, cut, annul, trim down, overturn, lower, demoralise, misdirect, overrule, get down, debase, pervert, demoralize, lift, trim back, trim, counteract, profane, rescind, cut down, tump over, put down, reduce, sabotage, let down, override, subvert, vitiate, repeal, take down, deprave, revolutionize, cut back, tip over, impose, inflict, undermine, upset, turn over, reverse, countermand, revoke, revolutionise, knock over, countermine, visit, debauch, corrupt

4. overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverseverb

   rule against

   "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"

   Synonyms:
   turn, bring down, tip over, change by reversal, bowl over, upset, turn over, lift, vacate, annul, overthrow, countermand, subvert, rescind, reverse, invert, revoke, revolutionise, overrule, knock over, revolutionize, override, overturn, tump over, repeal, turn back

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1. • Rule
   • Termination

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1. unseat

   to unseat a king from its thrown

   to unseat a king from its thrown

   Submitted by rinat on August 11, 2019  

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1. overthrowverb

   Synonyms:
   overturn, upset, overset, subvert, prostrate, level, fell, throw down, beat down

2. overthrowverb

   Synonyms:
   demolish, destroy, ruin

3. overthrowverb

   Synonyms:
   vanquish, conquer, defeat, worst, overcome, master, overpower, overbear, overwhelm, subjugate, crush, discomfit, beat, rout, foil

4. overthrownoun

   Synonyms:
   subversion, prostration

5. overthrownoun

   Synonyms:
   destruction, demolition, ruin, shipwreck

6. overthrownoun

   Synonyms:
   defeat, discomfiture, rout

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1. overthrownoun

   Synonyms:
   overthrowing, demolition, subversion, undoing, reversal, prostration, defeat, bouleversement

2. overthrowverb

   Synonyms:
   upset, overturn, demolish, prostrate, subvert, defeat, vanquish, rout, overpower, overcome, subjugate, raze, worst

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1. List of paraphrases for "overthrow":

   topple, toppling, overturn, reversal, ouster, reverse, ousting, overthrowing, oust, subversion, subvert, rollover, overrule, overturning, unseat, plunge, downfall

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How to use overthrow in a sentence?

1. Thiruman Archunan:

   The greatest intellectual achievement of men should be not only in understanding the importance of the reason, but to consciously and boldly overthrow it as and when the welfare of others’ warrants it. Why should anybody think about others welfare? This is because the reason’s practical worth is only with respect to others. Instinct is often enough to take care of an individual, but the reason is necessary to meet the societal requirements and also to derive benefits from it.

2. Zhou Shifeng:

   They actively enticed me, wanted to use us to continue to attack court trials, attack China's entire trial and judicial system, and bring trouble to the government. Their ultimate goal is to overthrow the Communist Party leadership.

3. Benjamin Franklin:

   Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.

4. Read MoreAsked by Berman:

   I don't disagree with him, he's 100 % right. These are people that tried to overthrow the President of the United States.

5. Michael Duffey:

   The radical left Democrats are trying to rip our nation apart, first it was the Russia hoax, total hoax. It was a failed overthrow attempt and the biggest fraud in the history of our country and then you look, the Mueller deal, you remember that mess ? They had nothing.