COUPS D'ÉTAT Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

coups d'état

noun

variants or coups d'etat also coup d'états or coup d'etats

plural of coup d'état

as in coups

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Noun

Military governments that came to power in coups in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger between 2020 and 2023 have drastically changed their countries’ economic landscapes and, worse, created enormous instability and hardship for local populations.

— Jared Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026
The Special Criminal Court was established to try war crimes and other human-rights abuses committed during the coups and violence that the country has experienced since 2003.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of coups

Noun

From 1896 to 1897, the region experienced what would come to be known as the First Chimurenga, a period of uprisings by the Indigenous Ndebele and Shona people against colonial policies.

— Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
There were, of course, more people protesting than in 1848, the first modern wave of uprisings, known as the Springtime of the Peoples.

— Rachel Nolan, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of uprisings

Noun

New York made four errors on the evening, including two overthrows that led to multiple free bases on the same play.

— Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Fields, who went 7-of-11 on the day, had a few overthrows on plays that likely were sacks.

— Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025

Definition of overthrows

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His teeth desert his mouth; his digestion revolts; his heart appears frequently to announce its forthcoming resignation.

— Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Voice had been exercised repeatedly at annual general meetings, say-on-pay revolts had forced concessions and proxy advisors had opposed management with escalating frequency.

— Albana Vrioni, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of revolts

Noun

Before, the two forces had been allies, working together to crush rebellions in Darfur, but also pro-democracy movements that sprung up after the ouster of Sudanese dictator Omar Al-Bashir in 2019.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Throughout this season, Camille and her conversations with The Algorithm make mention of other rebellions.

— Hunter Ingram, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of rebellions

Noun

Western and Asian governments feared the tenacious insurgencies could help foster Islamic extremism in Southeast Asia.

— Teresa Cerojano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Peru also has had a long history of dealing with left-wing insurgencies and still has a sizable number of people sympathetic to such causes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

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