DEFROCKED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

defrocked

verb

past tense of defrock

as in deposed

to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne) the movie's director was defrocked for going way over budget

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Recent Examples of defrocked The charges arose after the church in January defrocked Bishop Gevorg Saroyan, who had previously called for Karekin's ouster. — Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026 The priest who married them was really defrocked. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026 Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA defrocked Chief Executive Officer Luigi Lovaglio in an effort to end a bruising period of leadership turmoil. — Sonia Sirletti, Bloomberg, 25 Mar. 2026 Kiesle was finally defrocked in 1987. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026

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The Turkish government was deposed in a military coup in 1980, and in the aftermath, the CHP (along with every other party) was banned from politics.

— Nick TaborAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
Paxton wasn't a defendant in the suit, but as the company's former attorney, he was deposed in 2019 and in 2022.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

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And though his teammates were also lackadaisical when Daniels was sacked, the fact the quarterback went down with the ball in his hands with no timeouts in the first place is a real issue that Parsons believes trumps any other argument.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
The game ended when Herbert was sacked after the Chargers moved to the Broncos’ 40-yard line, and time expired.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026

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Williams argued that without a viable federal copyright claim, Hugo’s state-law claims involving breach of fiduciary duty and an incomplete accounting should also be dismissed, leaving him free to pursue those claims separately in state court.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2026
Last weekend in Highland, Michigan, Rogers dismissed El-Sayed's attempts to whittle away at his GOP base of support.

— Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

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