OVERTHROWN Synonyms: 171 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in fallen

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verb

past participle of overthrow

as in overturned

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Recent Examples of overthrown

Adjective

The injury happened when teammate Isaiah Oliver, promoted from the practice squad, hit both Flott and Texans tight end Dalton Schultz on an overthrown pass in the end zone. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 Matthew Bailey picked off an overthrown Williams pass and ran 88 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. — Steve Stein, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026 His association with the overthrown Batista government was through the police and not political, a distinction that may have spared him his life and certainly aided his relatively early release from prison. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026 No matter how detestable the overthrown governments may be, precedents show that regime changes lead neither to democracy nor to peace, but to chaos, civil war and dictatorship. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026 The coach pointed to his chest in reference to Lawrence’s overthrown pass. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025 With the runner already at second base, Williams’ first pitch was an overthrown fastball that went to the backstop, allowing Jose Altuve to move to third base immediately. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overthrown

Adjective

Turf expert Jeff Fowler of Tip Top Turf Solutions said the wet, fallen leaves form a mat.

— John Shumway, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
However, a property owner doesn’t have grounds to seek compensation if the fallen fruit does not cause any damage.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of fallen

Verb

The Florida Supreme Court later overturned the conviction due to a conflict of interest with the prosecutor and ordered a new trial.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
American norms about politics, science, education and law are being overturned, and artificial intelligence threatens further disruption.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of overturned

Verb

But, being the second spin-off from a show in the fourth phase in Marvel’s increasingly complex universe of characters (many of whom were vanquished at the end of phase three), there’s a hefty backstory to contend with.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Bad guys vanquished… or at the very least, viable scapegoats neutralized.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of vanquished

Adjective

Mohamud also warned of a possible secondary collapse, as the collapsed building was leaning on its neighbor.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Crews with the Los Angeles County Fire Department are battling heavy flames at an Inglewood multi-unit commercial building, as thick smoke billows from a collapsed roof.

— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of collapsed

Verb

In fact, in this retelling, their free will and autonomy are essential elements of that virtuous cycle, rather than subjugated by it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
It’s gotten there by largely avoiding the trap of remaking the original story, in which an astronaut (Heston) crash-lands on a mysterious world in which apes are the dominant species and humans are subjugated, nonverbal creatures.

— Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of subjugated

Adjective

Investigators described him as a white male in his late 50s, with a scruffy, gray beard who was wearing a faded blue baseball cap.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
The landscape flowed in ridges and mountains of faded yellow and whisper pink, where welwitschia–large, low-lying plants that live to be hundreds of years old–sprawled like relics from a Dune film set.

— Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of faded

Verb

Gasser has thrown nine innings, allowed just six hits and one earned run over the two starts.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
The takeaways included two gigantic interceptions of quarterback Brock Purdy, who before Sunday had thrown two this whole season and had, in fact, established himself last week as the NFL’s career leader in passing efficiency.

— Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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