Synonyms for topple

Most common

fall over · tip · tumble · overthrow · tumble down · totter

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To push or throw over.

   The massed crowds toppled the statue of the former dictator.

Related words

Phrases

topple over

Forms

Past participle

toppled
e.g. toppled → tumbled, fallen, tipped, overthrown…

Example sentences

• tip I have a tip that will make every cake successful.
• tumble Tom is taking the washing out of the tumble dryer.
• overthrow They conspire to overthrow the oppressive government.
• totter Tom and Mary were playing on the teeter-totter.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

tip¹

4 letters

fall¹

6 letters

tumble², totter²

9 letters

overthrow³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tumble² = 2 syllables).

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