OVERTHROWS Synonyms: 112 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of overthrow

as in defeats

failure to win a contest the surprising overthrow of the world's top-ranked chess player

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verb

present tense third-person singular of overthrow

as in topples

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Recent Examples of overthrows

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

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Noun

Over the past two months, Republican lawmakers have suffered major defeats on some of their most high-profile policy initiatives.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
Then came three more defeats, capped by a 12-1 embarrassment on Saturday against the AL East champion Rays.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of defeats

Verb

Spain topples Argentina Rodri of Spain celebrates by lifting the FIFA World Cup trophy with teammates after the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final match between Spain and Argentina.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 20 July 2026
In 2003 the United States topples Hussein and delivers him to his executioners.

— Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026

Definition of topples

Verb

In 90 percent of instances, if a team overwhelms another in the trenches on both sides of the ball, that team wins the game handily.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026
Revenue that overwhelms delivery teams, adds friction for customers or depends on heroic effort is not the same as scalable growth.

— Tim Dowd, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of overwhelms

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The average user on both a sportsbook and prediction market loses money, and trying to claw back losses puts users in even deeper financial holes, experts warn.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
Despite the sloppy showing by BYU and a dominant defensive performance, TCU failed to capitalize, as the Horned Frogs continue to struggle to score against Power Four conference teams (averaging 11 points per game, all in losses).

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of losses

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The leather upper starts with a white base with black polka dots and inverts the colors for the heel overlay.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
Building a comprehensive repository to chase a question that science has already answered inverts the logic of research.

— Jennifer D. Oliva, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of inverts

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Community overpowers grief at 9/11 ceremony Before the hour-long ceremony, dozens of people gathered Downtown to mingle with visiting New York City firefighters and take photos of the beam.

— Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Aug. 2026
Jean overpowers their restraints and creates a gigantic psychic bubble that freezes in place nearly everyone in New York City.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 July 2026

Definition of overpowers

Noun

Understanding, Duminil-Copin argued, is not gained solely through theorems and proofs but also through setbacks.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026
To avoid any setbacks and ensure the young prince’s safety, the school has already banned photography and as smartphones on campus.

— Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of setbacks

Verb

But the field of radiology isn’t just staring at its shoes, waiting to see how technology upends the profession.

— Katie Palmer, STAT, 24 Sep. 2026
Just as Guthrie’s song is a little edgier than it’s always been given credit for, Clark’s song gently upends some of the expectations that might arise nowadays for any song celebrating America.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

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