topple

Meaning

Verb

1. To push or throw over.
2. To overturn.
3. To overthrow something.
4. To totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so.

Noun

1. (informal) A fall (an instance of falling over).
2. A cascade of dominoes falling, such that each fall causes the next domino to topple.

Synonyms

tumble

overthrow

overturn

bring down

fall

upset

turn over

depose

tip over

collapse

capsize

subvert

tip

turn

slump

somersault

spill

stumble

plummet

plunge

upturn

knock over

remove

fell

throw down

chop down

break

invert

overbalance

overcome

overpower

overrule

poke at

pour

pour out

push down

reverse

bag

sideswipe

sink

snap

stagger

strike down

subside

transfuse

turnover

undo

unseat

crash down

go head over heels

make fall

push over

turn inside out

crack

tump over

be over thrown

shake

bowl over

break down

buck

cashier

coldcock

crash

cut

cut down

defeat

destabilize

destroy

dethrone

down

drag down

drop

dump

eliminate

fall over

flip

flop

implode

jog

keel

keel over

knock down

log

oust

Hyphenated as

top‧ple

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɑpl̩/

Etymology

From top + -le (frequentative verb suffix).