Synonyms of deposes

deposes

verb

present tense third-person singular of depose

1

as in dismisses

to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)

a military junta deposed the dictator after he had bankrupted the country

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismisses
• topples
• sacks
• dethrones
• ousts
• unseats
• deprives
• unmakes
• banishes
• displaces
• removes
• fires
• retires
• overthrows
• defrocks
• uncrowns
• usurps
• ejects
• unthrones
• supplants
• subverts
• expels
• cans
• boots (out)
• casts out
• chases
• extrudes
• discharges
• routs
• runs off
• musters out
• cashiers
• drums (out)
• bounces
• throws out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crowns
• initiates
• installs
• enthrones
• baptizes
• elects
• invests
• appoints
• inaugurates
• designates
• thrones
• inducts
• instates

2

as in testifies

to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact

she was nervous when the time to depose before the jury finally arrived

Synonyms & Similar Words

• testifies
• swears
• witnesses
• bears witness
• attests
• verifies
• vouches
• vows
• promises

3

as in puts

to arrange something in a certain spot or position

deposed her fan and gloves on the dressing table

Synonyms & Similar Words

• puts
• situates
• places
• disposes
• locates
• positions
• lays
• deposits
• sets
• sticks
• fixes
• establishes
• sets up
• plants
• emplaces
• parks
• rearranges
• moves
• slaps
• claps
• orients
• assembles
• collects
• shifts
• plops
• locks
• reorders
• carries
• plunks
• plumps
• affixes
• settles
• plonks
• ensconces
• flops
• ranks
• anchors
• lodges
• plunks down
• lays out
• planks
• sets down
• wedges
• niches
• lines up
• arrays
• berths
• queues

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• removes
• takes
• relocates
• replaces
• supersedes
• banishes
• supplants
• displaces
• dislodges