Synonyms of defrock

defrock

verb

(ˌ)dē-ˈfräk 

as in to depose

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

the movie's director was defrocked for going way over budget

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depose
• sack
• dismiss
• topple
• dethrone
• unseat
• deprive
• oust
• unmake
• displace
• banish
• remove
• uncrown
• unthrone
• can
• usurp
• fire
• eject
• supplant
• expel
• overthrow
• retire
• subvert
• cast out
• drum (out)
• extrude
• muster out
• run off
• discharge
• boot (out)
• rout
• chase
• cashier
• throw out
• bounce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crown
• initiate
• install
• elect
• baptize
• appoint
• enthrone
• invest
• inaugurate
• designate
• throne
• induct
• instate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of defrock

He was removed from public ministry in 2003 and defrocked in 2020, but does not appear to have been charged in any criminal cases, the report said. — Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Robert Herguth, Chicago Sun-Times, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024

Baker remained in the ministry until 2000, when he was defrocked, church records show. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024

David Kerr, a spokesman for the Diocese of Lansing, said now that DeLorenzo has pleaded guilty he will be formally defrocked. — Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2023

One exception is former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was defrocked in 2019 after abuse allegations surfaced. — Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023