unmake

verb

ˌən-ˈmāk How to pronounce unmake (audio)
Definition of unmakenext
as in to depose
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne) a movie studio chief who likes to boast that he can unmake any star in Hollywood if he wishes

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Recent Examples of unmake Resilience requires accepting that some of those decisions need to be unmade, and that the unmaking will cost you margin in the short run to buy you survival in the long run. — Bryce Hoffman, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026 An ellipsis making and unmaking itself. — Literary Hub, 17 June 2026 In Peter Jackson’s hands, jewelry becomes geopolitics—one accessory to unmake a world. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025 By shuffling these more personal images with his own photographs of their rooms—draperies, windows, unmade beds, a shower stall—Xu constructs a fascinating if confounding new reality, a stage set destined to be struck. — Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unmake
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmake
  1. depose
  2. topple
  3. sack
  4. dismiss
  5. deprive
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  • On June 23, Los Angeles County Court declined to compel Woods to be deposed in California, as the defendants' legal team requested.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • The earthquakes pose a great challenge to Rodriguez, the former vice president whose governing coalition took shape after the United States mounted an operation that captured and deposed President Nicolás Maduro.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of depose
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  • Hurst in ‘93 was among the first inside the church upon the flooding, which lifted the pews off the floor and toppled the statues and rose high enough, more than 9 feet, to fill the pulpit.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Many injuries were reported in Wisconsin’s Walworth County after the storm toppled trees, knocked down power lines and damaged buildings, said Tom Hausner, undersheriff for the Walworth County Sheriff’s department.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of topple
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  • The Hightowers, Rhaenyra soon learns, have sacked the town of Tumbleton, a thriving city on the border of the Crownlands and the Reach.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • That came in the spring of 2025, about 11 months after his dad had been sacked as coach, when Pochettino, the new manager, gave the younger Berhalter his first national team call-up.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of sack
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  • In April, the Superior Court dismissed the three citations Hubbard received in May 2025 when no park ranger or city attorney appeared for the prosecution, his lawsuit states.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Freeney did not dismiss the business side of the arrangement.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of dismiss
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  • The rivalry is so intense that overnight in Mexico, fans played instruments, sang, and made as much noise as possible outside the Ecuador team hotel to deprive the squad of sleep.
    — Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Discomfort and harm are simply not the same thing, and continuing to deprive our children of discomfort is a sure way to set them up to fail in the real world.
    — Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
Definition of deprive

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“Unmake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmake. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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