DETHRONING Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

dethroning

verb

present participle of dethrone

as in deposing

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

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Recent Examples of dethroning Messi's 17th and subsequent 18th goal during the game set a new bar in the World Cup for top scorer— dethroning Germany's Miroslav Klose who had previously held the record at 16 goals. —

Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026 Joe Louis became heavyweight boxing champion of the world by dethroning James Braddock in front of 41,675 paying customers in Comiskey Park. —

Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026 Sneakers are sleeker than ever this summer, with slim, low-profile silhouettes dethroning chunky kicks. —

Jordan Julian, InStyle, 22 June 2026 Honey scent fragrances are quietly dethroning the clean laundry perfumes that defined the last few years, and the shift says something about what people want from a signature scent right now. —

Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026 Less than two months after dethroning Cargill, Ripley is highly unlikely to lose that title so quickly. —

Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 Drake’s new music, arriving two years after the crux of his musical feud with Kendrick Lamar, is setting records right and left, even dethroning Michael Jackson. —

Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026 The Pioneers made the Frozen Four by dethroning Western Michigan, a 6-2 blitz set off by four first-period goals. —

Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026 Movie pulled in $130 million from 4,200 North American theaters to arrive as the year’s biggest opening — dethroning the Ryan Gosling sci-fi crowd pleaser Project Hail Mary, which claimed the title of 2026’s biggest debut just seven days earlier. —

Chris Lee, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2026

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Conspicuously absent in the edit is the follow-up question from the attorney deposing Cavanaugh, who asked whether DOGE actually managed to reduce the deficit.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
While the opposition Conservative Party has a history of deposing prime ministers while in office, Labour does not, said Jonathan Tonge, a professor of politics at the University of Liverpool.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 May 2026