DETHRONING Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

dethroning

verb

present participle of dethrone

as in deposing

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 dethroning The Patriots are the defending division champs after dethroning quarterback Josh Allen and the Bills last season en route to representing the AFC in the Super Bowl. — Austin Mock, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 The article examines how Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) could end human exceptionalism, potentially dethroning humanity as the planet's apex species. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026 This makes Berkeley the most selective of the nine undergraduate UC campuses, dethroning UC Los Angeles from that position. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026 What is the Woodland Hills restaurant dethroning Porto’s famous potato balls? — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026 These annoyances just barely prevent Hinge from dethroning our Editors' Choice winners for dating apps, Match and Tinder. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026 And now comes the TXSE with the aim of dethroning Wall Street as the financial trading capital of the world. — Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 17 July 2026 Messi's 17th and subsequent 18th goal during the game set a new bar in the World Cup for top scorer— dethroning Germany's Miroslav Klose who had previously held the record at 16 goals. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026 Sneakers are sleeker than ever this summer, with slim, low-profile silhouettes dethroning chunky kicks. — Jordan Julian, InStyle, 22 June 2026

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Successfully deposing the Mad King, The Rebellion leads to the downfall of House Targaryen.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 July 2026
Hamad himself seized control after deposing his father, Sheikh Khalifa, in a bloodless palace coup in 1995.

— Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of deposing

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And while some don’t want to wait that long to have the chance of toppling Infantino, the current FIFA boss does have some support swimming in the sea of objectors.

— Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
The vehicle even remained intact after toppling over, a feat none of its predecessors had pulled off.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of toppling

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Whereas owners previously diffused negative situations by sacking a head coach, changing a sporting director or someone prominent within the department can now have a similar effect.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The museum replaced him with Sasha Suda, hiring her away from the National Gallery of Canada before sacking her following a disastrous rebrand and replacing her with Weiss, a former president of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.

— News Desk, Artforum, 29 July 2026

Definition of sacking

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William Roberson Anyone dismissing the Slingshot (in any form) on practicality grounds is missing the point by a light year or two - the Slingshot makes a Miata seem like a spacious minivan.

— William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
She was especially hurt that some of the people who criticized Cox most harshly, dismissing him as craven and disingenuous, were those who had the closest relationships with him.

— McKay Coppins, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of dismissing

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The Gozney Arc Lite, which is a smaller version of our best overall pick, became our new budget pick, unseating the Solo Stove Pi Prime.

— Olivia Tarantino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
Challenger Allison Williamson defeats incumbent Allison Williamson defeated longtime incumbent Bill Klapper in the Democratic primary for Wyandotte County District Court judge, unseating a judge who has served on the bench for more than a decade.

— Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

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