Overthrow
Overthrow noun - Failure to win a contest.
Unrest and overthrow are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unrest" instead a noun "Overthrow".
Nearby Words: overthrown, overthrowing
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| complete | complete overthrow | complete unrest |
| violent | violent overthrow | violent unrest |
| subsequent | subsequent overthrow | subsequent unrest |
Both words in one sentence
- An example presented as history, in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Keldor's original defeat led to a war called the Great Unrest, where several warlords formed a loose alliance in an attempt to overthrow the fledgling kingdom.
Source: Evil Power Vacuum
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