OVERTURNED Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

overturned

verb

past tense of overturn

as in capsized

to turn on one's side or upside down afraid that my kayak would overturn

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Recent Examples of overturned In February, the High Court ruled it unlawful and disproportionate, but the Court of Appeal overturned that ruling in June. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Last year, Palestine Action’s co-founder Huda Ammori ⁠challenged the ban and the High Court ruled in her favor in February, before the Court of Appeal overturned that decision in June. — CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026 The Rays challenged the calls at both first and second and Mesa was ruled safe when a video review overturned the out decision by first base umpire Mark Ripperger. — Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 Roberto Ortiz was overturned on 6 of 9, Jansen Visconti and Todd Tichenor on 4 of 7, Shane Livensparger on 5 of 6, Cory Blaser and Chris Guccione on 4 of 5 and Alex MacKay on 4 of 6. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 An investigation is underway in Miami Lakes after a BMW crashed and overturned after fleeing a traffic stop involving the Florida Highway Patrol, officials say. — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 Newspapers took the government to court to have the bans overturned. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026 The tornado overturned vehicles and seriously injured at least two people on Friday, Reuters reported. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 The driver of a semitractor-trailer that overturned early Wednesday in Olathe died in the crash, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. — Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026

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There have been several episodes where migrant vessels capsized en route to California in recent years.

— Mikella Schuettler, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Authorities are continuing the search for 11 people believed to be missing after a boat departing from Mexico capsized off the coast of Baja California.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of capsized

Verb

Ryder’s Law was reintroduced this year after another carriage horse collapsed and died in Central Park, and in a separate incident, tourist Romanch Mahajan, 18, died after falling off a carriage after the operator lost control.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
In Peru, the world’s largest catcher of anchovies, the fishing industry collapsed after the tiny baitfish abandoned the country’s waters for cooler northern climes.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of collapsed

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Griess, the superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks, said the 430 trees that were felled were not identified as hazardous or raising safety concerns.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Yet trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour.

— Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of fell

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The Cubs were upset again by the Marlins in the 2020 wild-card series, losing the series in a two-game sweep.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Many of those wins have been agonizing for the Bears to endure like when TCU upset a top-10 Baylor squad in 2021 or when the Horned Frogs scored a walk-off field goal the very next season in Waco to keep their undefeated season alive.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of upset

Verb

The wind toppled some trees and sent signs flying and garbage cans rolling down streets.

— Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Then, SpaceX’s June offering toppled that statistic, raising more than $85 billion (registration required), including the greenshoe, underscoring the scale of investor demand.

— Jeff Jacobs, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of toppled

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The group said the man’s daughter provided documents confirming his death, which have been turned over to the district attorney.

— Lekan Oyekanmi, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
The digital records of Masterson’s emails that WSU turned over were heavily redacted.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

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