DEPOSING Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

deposing

verb

present participle of depose

as in sacking

to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne) a military junta deposed the dictator after he had bankrupted the country

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as in testifying

to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact she was nervous when the time to depose before the jury finally arrived

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as in putting

to arrange something in a certain spot or position deposed her fan and gloves on the dressing table

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Recent Examples of deposing Then came Obiang, who took power in 1979 by deposing his uncle, Nguema, and overturned the ban. —

ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026 The judge also said attorneys across the lawsuits will need to work together to coordinate deposing counselors, campers and staff only one time to minimize harm. —

Andy Rose, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026 One of our sources told Gina that getting rid of a sheriff in Alabama is like deposing a king. —

Dana Taylor, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026 The legal teams re-entered the courtroom after deposing the ice agent for a second time. —

Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026 At the same time, the president has brought Russia’s Vladimir Putin out of isolation, stunned the world by deposing Venezuela’s leader and made invasion threats toward Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of NATO member Denmark. —

Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026 To justify going to war against Iraq—which had played no role at all in the 9/11 attacks—Cheney reached into the bureaucracies to cherry-pick intelligence that would support deposing Saddam. —

Karl Vick, Time, 4 Nov. 2025 Just five days later, on September 9, demonstrators stormed and set fire to key government buildings, deposing the administration, as the BBC reported. —

Javier Bastardo, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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But so far the government has decided not to intervene by sacking him and backpedalling on allowing Russia to participate.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 6 May 2026
Any hope that Liam Rosenior’s sacking 12 days ago would spark an upturn, especially after their FA Cup semi-final victory over Leeds United, have been brought back to reality.

— Simon Johnson, New York Times, 4 May 2026