as in to capsize
to turn on one's side or upside down
afraid that my kayak would overturn
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
1
as in veto
Related Words
Dissimilar Words
2
as in overthrow
Related Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of overturn
Bailey Richards, People.com, 29 June 2025
The impact caused the Mercedes to lose control and overturn.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 21 June 2025
Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Oct. 2025
In 2020, a judge overturned the four murder convictions and granted Niroula, Garcia, Bustamante and Replogle retrials.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overturn
Verb
It was enacted after the 2022 overturn of Roe v. Wade.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 29 June 2025
The impact caused the Mercedes to lose control and overturn.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 21 June 2025
Noun
No environmental hazards were reported after the trailer overturned.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Oct. 2025
In 2020, a judge overturned the four murder convictions and granted Niroula, Garcia, Bustamante and Replogle retrials.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overturn
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overturn
Verb
-
Here's What to Know Several attempts to provide guardrails around technology have already capsized.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
-
The group gets stranded at sea off the coast of Florida when their boat capsizes, leading Coast Guard Captain Timothy Close (Duhamel) to oversee the efforts to bring them home as a storm looms.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Newsom signed their bills on Monday evening, hours before a deadline requiring him to sign or veto legislation elapsed.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
-
However, proponents of the bill say the veto will result in more exposure to toxic chemicals.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Gulf countries — led by Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE — have pledged more than $10 billion in reconstruction projects and aid since the overthrow of the Assad regime in December.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
-
By demanding clarity and presence, the clear and present danger test intentionally protected political speech — even speech calling for the violent overthrow of the federal government — absent the immediacy and probability of the speech causing that result.—
Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
Activists have been upset with Schumer for voting with Republicans in March to avoid a government shutdown.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
-
Iowa State was upset by a Colorado team that was reeling, and the Cyclones just don’t appear to be the same team without their two star cornerbacks.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Some analysts warn that investors may now have to factor in political risk ranging from regulatory intervention to executive overrides.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
-
Adoption will depend on notifications, override options, and transparency into agent decisions.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Former Roanoke women's swim captain Lily Mullens, who led an athlete revolt against the program in 2023 that culminated in a press conference and lawsuit, told Fox News Digital her reaction to Spanberger's answer.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
-
The Onondagas support plans announced by the mayor of Syracuse in 2020 to remove the statue of Columbus, an Italian explorer who helped the Spanish establish a colonial foothold in the Caribbean and later suppressed revolts by Indigenous people.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Some stars collapsed to the sea floor, dissolved into piles of goo.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
-
The South Lebanon Army has just collapsed and Hezbollah are advancing fast while Israel is withdrawing its troops from Lebanon six weeks before its July deadline.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
In recent years, the court’s conservative majority overruling of major, longstanding precedents has become a defining feature of Roberts’ tenure.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
5 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Overturn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overturn. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share