Synonyms of defrocked

defrocked

verb

past tense of defrock

as in deposed

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

• deposed
• sacked
• dismissed
• toppled
• dethroned
• ousted
• deprived
• unseated
• banished
• displaced
• removed
• uncrowned
• fired
• retired
• unthroned
• cashiered
• ejected
• unmade
• expelled
• canned
• usurped
• mustered out
• supplanted
• subverted
• discharged
• cast out
• overthrew
• booted (out)
• chased
• extruded
• routed
• drummed (out)
• ran off
• bounced
• threw out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crowned
• installed
• initiated
• baptized
• elected
• appointed
• enthroned
• inducted
• invested
• inaugurated
• designated
• throned
• instated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of defrocked

The charges arose after the church in January defrocked Bishop Gevorg Saroyan, who had previously called for Karekin's ouster. — Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026

The priest who married them was really defrocked. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA defrocked Chief Executive Officer Luigi Lovaglio in an effort to end a bruising period of leadership turmoil. — Sonia Sirletti, Bloomberg, 25 Mar. 2026

Kiesle was finally defrocked in 1987. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026