Synonyms of unmake

unmake

verb

ˌən-ˈmāk 

as in to depose

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

a movie studio chief who likes to boast that he can unmake any star in Hollywood if he wishes

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unmake

The fabric of the world will soon be unmade by a confusion about flavors. — Francesco Pacifico, The Dial, 9 Dec. 2025

By shuffling these more personal images with his own photographs of their rooms—draperies, windows, unmade beds, a shower stall—Xu constructs a fascinating if confounding new reality, a stage set destined to be struck. — Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025

Pain can unmake a person’s world, almost literally. — Boyce Upholt, Southern Living, 19 Nov. 2025

In Peter Jackson’s hands, jewelry becomes geopolitics—one accessory to unmake a world. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025