COUPS D'ÉTAT Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

coups d'état

noun

variants or coups d'etat also coup d'états or coup d'etats

plural of coup d'état

as in coups

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Noun

Sudan’s recent outbreak of civil war, following years of coups and credible accusations of ethnic cleansing and genocide, persists under the radar.

— Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
The administration has quietly deepened engagement with Mali’s military government despite years of strained relations following the country’s coups and growing partnership with Russia.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of coups

Noun

Set against a backdrop of turbulent transition as the Middle Ages move into modernity, the film follows the three men on their long and arduous journey, across a Europe ravaged by wars and uprisings, to Versailles.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 28 July 2026
The representatives to the convention, which also included prominent figures such as George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, considered the federal government’s ability to deal with uprisings and fiscal policy to be particularly important.

— Donovan Fifield, The Conversation, 16 July 2026

Definition of uprisings

Noun

Starmer also has angered supporters with attempts to cut welfare spending, some of which were reversed after Labour revolts.

— CBS News, CBS News, 9 May 2026
Then came revolts and revolutions in Ireland, the Swiss cantons, the Rhineland, the Netherlands, the Italian states, and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

Definition of revolts

Noun

Many employers double down on rigid return-to-office rules, surveillance and gimmicks, even as workers fight back with coffee badging, ghost bookings and other quiet rebellions.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
The narrative centers on the early careers and shifting dynamic between legendary figures Cao Cao and Yuan Shao as political corruption, peasant rebellions, and personal ambitions push the capital of Luoyang into absolute chaos.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 July 2026

Definition of rebellions

Noun

The hills look like telluric insurgencies, preserved for millions of years in the pampa’s calm.

— Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
Mali has previously faced insurgencies by militants affiliated with al-Qaida and the Islamic State group, as well as a separatist rebellion in the country’s north.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026

Definition of insurgencies

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