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

In those years many Latin American countries had repressive governments, military coups, dictatorships, and undeclared wars against the poor and the indigenous population, which were backed by the CIA in the context of the Cold War.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
The Tigers and Trojans were searching for a new head coach during the same hiring cycle, and both came away with options that were deemed absolute coups at the time in Brian Kelly and Lincoln Riley, respectively.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of coups

Noun

There were, of course, more people protesting than in 1848, the first modern wave of uprisings, known as the Springtime of the Peoples.

— Rachel Nolan, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026
As organizers from Ferguson, Baltimore and New York shared lessons from uprisings elsewhere, Marsicano learned how bail worked, how to raise money, how criminal cases moved through court and which Charlotte lawyers might represent protesters.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of uprisings

Noun

New York made four errors on the evening, including two overthrows that led to multiple free bases on the same play.

— Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Fields, who went 7-of-11 on the day, had a few overthrows on plays that likely were sacks.

— Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025

Definition of overthrows

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Of these three films, The Uprising is admittedly the least heist-explicit; Paul Greengrass’s shaky cam mostly follows marching mobs lambasting the king and furious revolts against soldiers and tax collectors.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Not since voters passed Proposition 13, an iconic property tax limit, in 1978 and touched off tax revolts in other states has a California measure potentially affected America’s taxation policies so broadly.

— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of revolts

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Before, the two forces had been allies, working together to crush rebellions in Darfur, but also pro-democracy movements that sprung up after the ouster of Sudanese dictator Omar Al-Bashir in 2019.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Throughout this season, Camille and her conversations with The Algorithm make mention of other rebellions.

— Hunter Ingram, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of rebellions

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Western and Asian governments feared the tenacious insurgencies could help foster Islamic extremism in Southeast Asia.

— Teresa Cerojano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Peru also has had a long history of dealing with left-wing insurgencies and still has a sizable number of people sympathetic to such causes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of insurgencies

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