UNTHRONING Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

unthroning

verb

present participle of unthrone

as in deposing

to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne) the board of directors unthroned the CEO when it became clear that he was not going to reverse the company's sagging fortunes anytime soon

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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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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

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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

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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

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unthroning

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