UNSEATING Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in overthrow

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verb

present participle of unseat

as in deposing

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 unseating

Noun

Princess Anne, seemingly unbowed by her recent unseating as Britain's hardest-working royal, walked alongside husband Sir Timothy Laurence. — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 26 Dec. 2025

Verb

Investigators found that initial structural failure spread to other elements of the pool deck and street-level parking garage and caused cracks to grow over the span of a few weeks, eventually unseating the southern edge of the pool deck slab from its supporting wall, the report said. — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026 Before running for governor and unseating Democrat Steve Sisolak in 2022, Lombardo served eight years as sheriff in Nevada's Clark County. — Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, CBS News, 22 June 2026 The Spurs seemed emotionally spent after exhausting all of their energy in unseating the defending champions. — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026 The bank was a founding partner of the Valkyries, who already rank as the WNBA’s most valuable team at $850 million; the Warriors are the NBA’s most valuable, unseating the Knicks’ stranglehold on the spot in 2023, per ’s rankings. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 June 2026 In a decisive upset, Democrat John Forbes won his party’s nomination in the June 2 primary election for Polk County supervisor in District 1, unseating incumbent Matt McCoy. — Virginia Barreda, Des Moines Register, 3 June 2026 Crawford was first elected Canyon County Coroner in 2018 after unseating incumbent Vicki Degeus-Morris. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 20 May 2026 Pollsters say the former union president has a shot at unseating the GOP incumbent. — Michael Loria, USA Today, 13 May 2026 Heap, a former Republican state lawmaker, was elected in 2024 after unseating incumbent Stephen Richer in the GOP primary and defeating a Democratic candidate in the general election. — Josh Kelety, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unseating

Noun

January's was the deadliest, when security forces killed thousands to crush nationwide demonstrations that started over economic woes and then snowballed into calls for Khamenei's overthrow.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Still, the timing of Saturday’s announcement suggests the protests — the biggest string of rallies since the overthrow of Slobodan Milosevic in 2000 — have played a role.

— Reuters, CNN Money, 27 June 2026

Definition of overthrow

Verb

Conspicuously absent in the edit is the follow-up question from the attorney deposing Cavanaugh, who asked whether DOGE actually managed to reduce the deficit.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
While the opposition Conservative Party has a history of deposing prime ministers while in office, Labour does not, said Jonathan Tonge, a professor of politics at the University of Liverpool.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 May 2026

Definition of deposing

Noun

Jim has been frustrated with Wells Fargo ever since its post-asset-cap-removal climb ran into a tough 2025 fourth-quarter earnings report in mid-January.

— Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 13 July 2026
The Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund also offered to donate the $2 million to the district for maintenance and upkeep of the property, including the removal of invasive plants and clearing two other dirt roads.

— Sooji Nam, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Definition of removal

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Last week, the country's Supreme Court upheld a seven-year prison sentence against Yoon, his first case to reach the country’s highest court since the ouster.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Along with Amy’s ouster, several core staff members at the Barn, as the space is known, resigned, including the general manager, operations manager, and studio manager.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026

Definition of ouster

Verb

To an outsider, the scene may spark a certain Schadenfreude, like an army of tiny barbarians sacking Rome.

— Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
One source close to the squad, speaking anonymously to protect relationships, told The Athletic that the AUF considered sacking Bielsa around this period, aware of the ongoing issues with the squad.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 June 2026

Definition of sacking

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In July 2025, the National Museum of American History removed references to Trump from an exhibit on presidential impeachment but later restored them, though with some slight changes to the text.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Sara Duterte, vice president of the Philippines, has appeared in court to face impeachment proceedings in a trial that has brought long-standing political tensions to a head.

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 9 July 2026

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Messi's 17th and subsequent 18th goal during the game set a new bar in the World Cup for top scorer— dethroning Germany's Miroslav Klose who had previously held the record at 16 goals.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
Joe Louis became heavyweight boxing champion of the world by dethroning James Braddock in front of 41,675 paying customers in Comiskey Park.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026

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