Synonyms for coup
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1. coup d'etat, coup, putsch, takeovernoun

   a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force

   Synonyms:
   putsch, coup d'etat, takeover

2. coupnoun

   a brilliant and notable success

   Synonyms:
   putsch, coup d'etat, takeover

Matched Categories

1. • Group Action
   • Success

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1. List of paraphrases for "coup":

   blow, putsch, takeover, revolt, upheaval, take-over

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1. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff:

   This is not only a coup against a democratically elected government, but also a coup against the hard-won rights of the workers of this country.

2. Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi:

   What happened today is a clear message to the whole world that the coup and their supporters of traitors reject any solutions or sit at the dialogue table in order to exit the crisis of Yemen to safety.

3. Ahmed Al-Maysary:

   The successful coup destroyed what's left of this country's sovereignty.

4. Justice Party:

   This is a sad and terrible day in Egyptian history, coup leaders have sentenced Mohamed Morsi to decades in prison for nothing more than championing the democratic will of the people.

5. Sinan Ulgen:

   It was outside the chain of command which was the biggest handicap for the coup plotters, they had an insufficient portfolio of resources. They were grossly under-equipped to achieve their strategic objectives ... There was definitely quite a degree of incompetence compared to how coups were done here in the past.