Synonyms of overthrown

overthrown 1 of 2

adjective

as in fallen

Related Words

• fallen
• collapsed
• faded
• dying
• obsolete
• moribund
• antiquated
• terminated
• nonexistent
• dated
• vanished
• gone
• finished
• expired
• lapsed
• passé
• extinct
• lost
• departed
• defunct
• done
• bygone
• dead
• missing
• bypast
• nonextant

Dissimilar Words

• alive
• existing
• living
• extant
• active
• existent
• dynamic
• thriving
• vibrant

overthrown

2 of 2

verb

past participle of overthrow

1

as in overturned

Related Words

• overturned
• disproved
• refuted
• rebutted
• discredited
• falsified
• contested
• debunked
• confuted
• confounded
• challenged
• shot down
• mistrusted
• doubted
• disconfirmed
• belied
• given the lie to
• discussed
• queried
• questioned
• talked over
• mooted
• debated
• hashed (over)

Dissimilar Words

• established
• proved
• confirmed
• shown
• supported
• validated
• verified
• recorded
• documented
• evidenced
• witnessed
• identified
• backed (up)
• manifested
• demonstrated
• certified
• displayed
• evinced
• attested
• illustrated
• corroborated
• buttressed
• adduced
• substantiated
• authenticated

2

as in vanquished

Related Words

• vanquished
• subjugated
• thrown
• conquered
• crushed
• upended
• overpowered
• overcome
• overwhelmed
• knocked over
• knocked off
• subdued
• mastered
• surmounted
• dispatched
• swept
• prevailed (over)
• licked
• eclipsed
• triumphed (over)
• exceeded
• surpassed
• won (against)
• transcended
• worsted
• taken
• outstripped
• bested
• overborne
• beaten
• topped
• overtopped
• outdistanced
• overmatched
• outdone
• annihilated
• bettered
• upset
• destroyed
• hurdled
• outfought
• buried
• outshone
• flattened
• smothered
• succeeded
• bombed
• aced (out)
• blown away
• whipped
• routed
• flourished
• thrashed
• slaughtered
• edged (out)
• dusted
• trimmed
• creamed
• clobbered
• pasted
• smoked
• trounced
• capped
• skinned
• scored
• excelled
• finished
• waxed
• snowed under
• nosed out
• pipped
• drubbed
• sunk
• whupped
• whomped
• done in
• shellacked
• walloped
• tromped
• skunked
• whopped
• broken

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overthrown

Adjective

His association with the overthrown Batista government was through the police and not political, a distinction that may have spared him his life and certainly aided his relatively early release from prison. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026

No matter how detestable the overthrown governments may be, precedents show that regime changes lead neither to democracy nor to peace, but to chaos, civil war and dictatorship. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026

The coach pointed to his chest in reference to Lawrence’s overthrown pass. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025

With the runner already at second base, Williams’ first pitch was an overthrown fastball that went to the backstop, allowing Jose Altuve to move to third base immediately. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025