Synonyms of dethrone

dethrone

verb

di-ˈthrōn 

as in to depose

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

the nation's last monarch was dethroned in a popular uprising many years ago

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dethrone

And now comes the TXSE with the aim of dethroning Wall Street as the financial trading capital of the world. — Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 17 July 2026

With ruthless competitors who will stop at nothing to dethrone and destroy them, the Whitlocks are a blue-collar dynasty at the edge of extinction – and the old king is fighting to hold onto the crown. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 July 2026

And Paul has a new adversary in Robert Pattinson’s Scytale, a shapeshifter who wants to dethrone the emperor. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 8 July 2026

Jaws became the very first summer blockbuster and was the highest-grossing movie of all time (until Star Wars dethroned it two years later). — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026