OVERTHROWN Synonyms: 171 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in fallen

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verb

past participle of overthrow

as in overturned

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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

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Adjective

Three of the fallen soldiers whose bodies were returned to the United States were killed by Iranians attack on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 23 July 2026
The broadcaster went on to shout out a couple of his fallen comrades.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026

Definition of fallen

Verb

In October, the Supreme Court overturned the $1 billion decision, ruling that the money that Roh’s father allegedly gave Chey’s father was illegally obtained.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Her orders remain in place unless they are stayed or overturned by the Full Court.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 July 2026

Definition of overturned

Verb

In their view, high prices are not market failures but moral ones, the result of greed and corruption, which can be vanquished with the right intention.

— Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
In late 1759, the British had vanquished the French at the battle of the Plains of Abraham near Quebec City, thus ensuring that the British gained this province and a string of French forts in the interior.

— Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

Definition of vanquished

Verb

Leppanen recounted that a colleague told her that the pouches dissolved even though the information that disproved this was available online.

— Matthew Chapman, STAT, 14 July 2026
This left open the question of whether more complex, loopy geometries would behave differently, while also leaving competing historical theories yet to be disproved.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026

Definition of disproved

Verb

In a country like India, subjugated early in the history of capitalist imperialism, and then bullied after independence by the West, a degree of self-renunciation and collective sacrifice was widely understood to be requisite to economic and political self-strengthening.

— Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
This campy, reality-shifting comedy series questions what would happen if a flaming misogynist woke up in a world that was completely matriarchal and subjugated men based on their gender.

— Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026

Definition of subjugated

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Eric_Lynxweiler | Courtesy of Latinos in Heritage Conservation The Silver Platter, with its faded crimson awning along a stretch in Los Angeles’ Westlake District, doesn’t look like much from the outside.

— R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
The faded fabric, buttery-soft cotton, and contrast-trim neckline lend it a vintage vibe that won’t look out of place when paired with more contemporary pieces.

— Irene Richardson, InStyle, 28 June 2026

Definition of faded

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Abarca had allegedly thrown his wife to the ground during an argument outside his father’s Shawnee home, charging documents said, that led to her asking a judge to impose a restraining order against him.

— Ilana Arougheti July 21, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
New York Yankees shortstop José Caballero was at the center of a tense scene on Monday night — one in which benches cleared, words were exchanged, but no punches were thrown.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 21 July 2026

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