Loss
Overthrow
Overthrow noun - Failure to win a contest.
Usage example: the surprising overthrow of the world's top-ranked chess player
Loss and overthrow are semantically related in event topic. Sometimes you can use "Loss" instead a noun "Overthrow".
Nearby Words: overthrown, overthrowing
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| complete | complete loss | complete overthrow |
| final | final loss | final overthrow |
| subsequent | subsequent loss | subsequent overthrow |
| eventual | eventual loss | eventual overthrow |
Both words in one sentence
- If you play your cards right, even they will be at a loss at how to overthrow you, consoling themselves with simply being unhappy as a small act of rebellion.
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