Synonyms of capsize

capsize

verb

ˈkap-ˌsīz 

as in to overturn

to turn on one's side or upside down

a huge wave out of nowhere caused our little sailboat to capsize

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overturn
• collapse
• keel
• upset
• turn over
• fall
• turn turtle
• topple
• overset
• tilt
• invert
• overthrow
• tip
• lean
• careen
• upend
• heel
• list
• tump (over)
• pitchpole
• founder
• give

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• right
• stand up
• raise
• straighten (up)
• erect

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of capsize

Police officials have released few details about what may have caused the 49-foot cabin cruiser to capsize with 20 people on board. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026

News of the body recovery piqued wide interest in light of the sinking of the Volare, a 49-foot three-story vessel that capsized July 14 near Alcatraz. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 25 July 2026

The government of Guyana continued to search its coastal waters Tuesday for dozens of people still missing after a government ferry capsized over the weekend in one of the deadliest disasters to it the South American country. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

Guyanese Prime Minister Mark Phillips announced on Tuesday, July 21, that 27 bodies had been recovered after the MV Barima capsized and sank on Saturday, July 18, while traveling from the Guyanese capital of Georgetown to Port Kaitumas. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026