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Definitions

topple

[top-uhl] / ˈtɒp əl /
VERB
fall or knock over; overthrow
Synonyms
STRONGEST
collapse oust overturn plunge tumble unseat upset
STRONG
capsize fall falter founder land lurch overbalance pitch slump stagger stumble teeter totter unhorse
WEAK
bring down do a pratfall go belly up go down hit the dirt keel over knock down lose it nose-dive take a header tip over turn over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hold increase rise
STRONG
ascend lose
WEAK
place put straighten

Example Sentences

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Even if a fire didn’t spark, trucks could topple.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

After claiming a photo-finish victory at Kempton Park on Boxing Day to topple 2024 King George winner Banbridge and 9-4 joint-favourite Gaelic Warrior, Redknapp said: "We've come into the Champions League today."

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

The heat is expected to topple several daily temperature records across the region with some locations potentially breaking the all-time record for the month of March, according to the weather service.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

His war aims suggest a long campaign that could topple the regime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

It was as if the trees couldn’t wait to fall over, as if their sole purpose in the universal scheme of things was to grow big enough to topple with a really good, splintering crash.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.