OVERTHREW Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

overthrew

verb

past tense of overthrow

as in toppled

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Tidal surges swamped low-lying neighborhoods in New Jersey while wind gusts toppled trees on New York’s Long Island, damaging homes and bringing down utility poles.

— Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
The winds toppled trees in New York City, with some landing on top of parked cars.

— Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of toppled

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The Houthis have a long-running animus against the Saudis, which began in 2015, months after the Houthis overran the Yemeni capital of Sanaa in 2014.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
In England, Dominic Calvert-Lewin was the star as Leeds overran a flimsy Newcastle side.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of overran

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Their world is upended when an awkward city worker (Domhnall Gleeson) comes to uproot them.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
Kaplan said the disturbing and detailed accounts upended claims to the contrary made by ICE officials, staff, and contractors.

— Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of upended

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On the day, Mahone, who was with the men in disguise, rushed onto the bus in Jerash after the driver was overpowered, grabbed her daughter, fought off Burns’ chaperone and sprinted to the getaway car.

— Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Newcastle were not only beaten, but they were also bullied and battered into submission — physically overpowered and outplayed in every facet.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of overpowered

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Images of hospitals overwhelmed with the sick and dying flooded our consciousness.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
The large number of undecided voters this close to the election points to voters being overwhelmed by the sheer number of statewide ballot measures, DiCamillo said.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of overwhelmed

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And although American vagrancy laws were deemed unconstitutionally vague and overturned in 1972, police maintained the authority to make arrests based on suspicious types of nonaction.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
That judgment, however, was overturned on a procedural issue.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of overturned

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The downtown area off Gratiot has seen a significant amount of demolition in recent months, including the old 13-story Wayne County Division 1 jail that was razed over the summer and the county's former Division 2 jail that came down late last year.

— JC Reindl, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2026
It was razed in 1956 and submerged after the construction of Monticello Dam to create Lake Berryessa.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of razed

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