Conquest
Overthrow
Overthrow noun - Failure to win a contest.
Conquest is a synonym for overthrow in conquering topic. You can use "Conquest" instead a noun "Overthrow".
Nearby Words: overthrown, overthrowing
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How words are described
| successful | successful conquest | successful overthrow |
| violent | violent conquest | violent overthrow |
| bloody | bloody conquest | bloody overthrow |
| subsequent | subsequent conquest | subsequent overthrow |
| Other adjectives: eventual, planned, attempted. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- After the conquest suffers setbacks, he tries to overthrow his commander and take over the fleet.
Source: Literature / Worldwar - This is generally a starting point for stories; either someone's bored of the Sugar Bowl life and wants to overthrow it, or invaders think it's ripe for conquest, or the protagonist discovers an Awful Truth about it.
Source: Perfect Pacifist People - Wei conquered Shu in 263 and the period ended with the overthrow of Wei by the Jin dynasty (265) and the subsequent conquest of Wu (280).
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