DETHRONED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

dethroned

verb

past tense of dethrone

as in deposed

to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne) the nation's last monarch was dethroned in a popular uprising many years ago

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Recent Examples of dethroned Ali and Hotch’s feud got personal after Hotch initially dethroned Ali as the international champion. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Beef is finally dethroned in America One thing about Americans? — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026 This summer jerseys and track shorts officially dethroned yoga pants as the athletic trend du jour for fashion connoisseurs, with a focus on both comfort and style through elegant finishing touches. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 Aug. 2026 Miami’s ultra-exclusive Fisher Island has been dethroned as the nation’s most expensive ZIP code after a two-year reign. — Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026 The match was meh, but Baron Corbin dethroned Trick Williams to become the first new champion crowned at SummerSlam. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026 The championship dethroned Argentina, which was trying to become the first repeat champion since Brazil in 1962. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 July 2026 Jaws became the very first summer blockbuster and was the highest-grossing movie of all time (until Star Wars dethroned it two years later). — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 When the alpha is dethroned, his replacement typically does in his predecessor’s cubs so that the females in the pride will breed again. — Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

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Paxton wasn't a defendant in the suit, but as the company's former attorney, he was deposed in 2019 and in 2022.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
The good news is the world has not seen a successful military coup since November of last year, when soldiers deposed the president of Guinea-Bissau on the coast of West Africa.

— Keith B. Richburg, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2026

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Come the end of the season, Frank had been sacked and Tottenham only just stayed up.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The Jayhawks trailed by six and got the ball at their 11 with 17 seconds left, but Missouri sealed the 36-28 victory with a safety when Lorenzo Williams sacked Reesing in the end zone.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026

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