Guard and Overthrow

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Guard

Guard verb - To drive danger or attack away from.
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Overthrow is an antonym for guard.
Nearby Words: guarded, guardian, guarding, guardhouse, guardroom

Overthrow

Overthrow verb - Rule against.
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Synonyms for Overthrow
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Guard is an antonym for overthrow in defeat topic.
Nearby Words: overthrown, overthrowing
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How words are described

hostile hostile guard hostile overthrow
final final guard final overthrow

Common collocations

humanity guard humanity overthrow humanity
family guard family overthrow family
way guard way overthrow way
earth guard earth overthrow earth
Other words: world, throne, president.

Both words in one sentence

  • Comic Book / Groo the Wanderer After the invaders overthrow the kingdom, the fleeing King demands of Groo why he didn't guard the bridge, Groo is confused: Groo: But I did guard the bridge!
    Source: Comic Book / Groo the Wanderer
  • John of Sonic the Hedgehog was retconned from the son of the king's guard who hated Overlanders for killing his father to the son of the king's guard who partnered himself up with Ixis Naugus in an attempt to free him and overthrow King Acorn for allowing this to happen.
    Source: Retcon / Comic Books
  • The Guard: Saruman (though he thinks himself Sauron's equal and seeks to overthrow him)
    Source: Standard Evil Empire Hierarchy
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