overthrown 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of overthrownnext
as in fallen

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overthrown

2 of 2

verb

past participle of overthrow
1
as in overturned

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2
as in vanquished

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overthrown
  1. faded
  2. conquered
  3. obsolete
  4. upended
  5. overcome
  6. overwhelmed
  7. subdued
  8. mastered
Adjective
  • The board has been forgotten, but its presence looms over everything, not unlike the faded eyes of oculist Dr. T.J. Eckleburg, whose gaze sees all, even quietly desperate Bravo-show guest features that go nowhere.
    Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
  • There’s a good bit of history in the faded paint: The late D’Alessandros — Old Tommy and Young Tommy, both Baltimore mayors, and the father and brother, respectively, of Pelosi — appear.
    Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of faded
Verb
  • Marc Pos It’s taken a decade to create the killer format, but 2024 was the year The Traitors conquered the world.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
  • By the time that the 16th century Spanish conquered Mexico, the plant was domesticated and in use as an ornamental for various ceremonies.
    Norman Ellstrand and Nathan Ellstrand / Made by History, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of conquered
Adjective
  • With the capability to create full video from prompts, Sora is going to make all kinds of casting, staging and expensive film operations obsolete.
    John Werner, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The invention of nuclear weapons made this thinking obsolete by making conquest among the great powers impossible.
    Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of obsolete
Verb
  • Streaming has upended that and the disappointment is real.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But the arrival of Gen Z, the first generation to grow up fully online, has upended that narrative.
    Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of upended
Verb
  • Yet, deeper reading reveals an honest assessment of the challenges still to be overcome in making change a reality.
    Lauren Coulman, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Lawmakers overcame the 60-vote threshold to bypass a filibuster in a 73-27 vote.
    Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of overcome
Verb
  • The Lions have been overwhelmed by defensive injuries that would turn most teams into quivering jelly.
    Steve Silverman, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • She was overwhelmed by the detail and also by the justifications that Gerry had written.
    Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of overwhelmed
Verb
  • In a cultural moment when subdued, probing prestige TV is king, Rivals, like Rupert and Declan, gives a middle fingers to it.
    Chloe Malle, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Globally, demand in the sector remains subdued due to oversupplies in the European market as well as high inventory levels in China.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of subdued
Verb
  • And Valverde has mastered this facet of the game, with five of his six goals this season coming from shots from outside the penalty area — the most by any player in Europe’s top five domestic leagues.
    Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Things happened—or didn’t happen—depending on who had the ear of the president at any moment and who had mastered the dark arts of bureaucratic warfare.
    Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of mastered
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