UNSEATED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

unseated

verb

past tense of unseat

as in deposed

to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne) a governor who was unseated by the first successful recall in the state's history

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Recent Examples of unseated Eisenkot’s approach would likely win over more international partners, at least for a time, as did the leaders of two other former military chiefs, Barak and Yitzhak Rabin, who unseated Likud governments. — Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026 Two years later, Sosnick helped Streets for All pass Measure HLA and put $25,000 into a committee that backed attorney Ysabel Jurado, who unseated Councilmember Kevin de León. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 The Bills, in Lewis’ second year, unseated the Patriots to win the AFC East, then stacked four more division titles on top. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The government that is seated right now in Tennessee don’t want to be unseated. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026 Democratic socialist candidates have unseated more moderate incumbents in primaries in Colorado, Michigan and New York while condemning actions by the state of Israel. — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026 The monikers Bella and Luna have consistently vied for the top spot, with Max topping the charts in 2022, before being unseated by Milo. — Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 Former Cook County Chief Judge Tim Evans has been appointed to serve as a justice for an Illinois appeals court, securing a prestigious judgeship nearly a year after he was unseated as the top Cook County jurist. — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 That was the only early, decisive win for a movement that just nearly unseated a senator in Colorado. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026

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The erstwhile king of clay, nine-time champion Rafael Nadal, had been deposed in the quarterfinal, and the man who had dished out that comprehensive defeat, Novak Djokovic, would assume the throne.

— Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
After Maduro was deposed, Venezuela's highest court said Rodríguez could serve as acting president for up to 90 days -- an interim appointment that could be extended by the National Assembly for an additional 90 days.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

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Photos from the scene showed some of the train cars off the tracks, toppled over and wrecked on the side of a hill.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026
Tuesday’s high tide also toppled another all-time record in San Pedro, which had broken its record the day before.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

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By the way, the Dolphins defense only has six sacks, which is last in the league, and Maye has only been sacked 13 times, which is 12th fewest in the NFL.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Offensive line The group was exceptional in the run game and overall did a good job protecting Willis, who was sacked twice by a Jets defense that entered the game fifth in the league in sacks with 17.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026

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Oracle founder Larry Ellison dethroned Musk as the richest person in the world briefly last year after his company’s breakout earnings report sent shares soaring by 36%.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Angel Reese dethroned Wilson as the AP Defensive Player of the Year.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

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The North has denied responsibility for the incident and dismissed Seoul's demand to apologize and remove its remaining mines.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Three weeks before the election, the chairman of Israel’s Central Elections Committee dismissed the case, but the AID Coalition agreed not to buy more blocks on additional flights.

— Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026

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