Antonyms for overthrower
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : verb oh-ver-throh; noun oh-ver-throh |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb ˌoʊ vərˈθroʊ; noun ˈoʊ vərˌθroʊ |
Definition of overthrower
Origin :- early 14c., "to knock down," from over- + throw (v.). Figurative sense of "to cast down from power, defeat" is attested from late 14c. Related: Overthrown; overthrowing. Earlier in same senses was overwerpen "to overturn (something), overthrow; destroy," from Old English oferweorpan (see warp (v.)).
- As in rebel : noun person who does not obey
- As in insurrectionary : noun rebel
- As in insurrectionist : noun rebel
- As in revolutionist : noun rebel
- By the overthrower; I respect chronology: let us have Brutus first.
- Extract from : « The Hero of the People » by Alexandre Dumas
- Probably, Overthrower of the rhinoceros, but if Gurg-andz be read, of the wolf.
- Extract from : « The Bbur-nma in English » by Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
- Perceval, the overthrower of the Foxite ministry, perished; but the political system of the cabinet remained unchanged.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 » by Various
- We demand of the new man, of the overthrower of our idols, but one thing,—has he authentic inspiration and power?
- Extract from : « Whitman » by John Burroughs
Synonyms for overthrower
- agitator
- anarchist
- antagonist
- apostate
- demagogue
- deserter
- disectarian
- dissenter
- experientialist
- experimenter
- frondeur
- guerrilla
- heretic
- iconoclast
- independent
- individualist
- innovator
- insurgent
- insurrectionary
- insurrectionist
- malcontent
- mutineer
- nihilist
- nonconformist
- opponent
- overthrower
- recreant
- renegade
- resistance
- revolter
- revolutionary
- revolutionist
- rioter
- schismatic
- secessionist
- seditionist
- separatist
- subverter
- traitor
- turncoat
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