ADJ
- abortive, attempted, failed, unsuccessful
- successful
- bloody
- bloodless
- army, military
- palace, presidential
- He deposed his father in a palace coup in 1970
- communist
- boardroom
- She lost her position in a boardroom coup (= a sudden change of power among senior managers in a company)
VERB + COUP
- launch, mount, stage
- foil, put down
- The coup was immediately put down and the plotters were shot
- plan, plot
- lead
- come to power in, seize power in
- He seized power in a military coup
COUP + NOUN
- attempt, plot
- leader, plotter
PREP
- ~ against
- an army coup against the president
ADJ
- big, brilliant, great, major, real, spectacular
- Winning that contract was her greatest coup
- diplomatic, financial, intelligence, propaganda, publicity
VERB + COUP
- pull off
- He managed to pull off a major diplomatic coup
