OVERTURN Synonyms: 143 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˌō-vər-ˈtərn

Definition of overturn

as in to capsize

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

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overturn

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noun

as in veto

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as in overthrow

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Recent Examples of overturn

Verb

The Supreme Court overturned the appeals court ruling that the records should be made public. — Scott Bauer, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 Zimbabwe’s courts have yet to rule on several legal challenges seeking to overturn the amendments. — ABC News, 7 July 2026

Noun

The suit seeks court damages and the overturn of the commission’s ruling. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026 Suarez wound up retiring nine straight batters after that replay overturn, and 22 of the next 23 between the first and eighth innings. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overturn

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The cruise ship that capsized in Puerto Vallarta in 2021 and launched several gay notables into the sea.

— JP Brammer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Waves can wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats nearshore.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of capsize

Noun

Both totals represent sufficient support to overcome a potential presidential veto with a two-thirds majority in both chambers.

— John Parkinson, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Trump had 10 days until the Friday deadline to sign the bill, issue a veto, or allow the measure to take effect without his signature.

— Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of veto

Noun

January's was the deadliest, when security forces killed thousands to crush nationwide demonstrations that started over economic woes and then snowballed into calls for Khamenei's overthrow.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Still, the timing of Saturday’s announcement suggests the protests — the biggest string of rallies since the overthrow of Slobodan Milosevic in 2000 — have played a role.

— Reuters, CNN Money, 27 June 2026

Definition of overthrow

Verb

Haaland scored his sixth and seventh goals to upset five-time champion Brazil and get the Scandinavian country into the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time.

— Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Later, the co-anchors were joined by their spouses, Lindsay Czarniak and Mike Feldman, respectively, to take in the World Cup match in which Norway upset Brazil at MetLife Stadium.

— Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

Definition of upset

Noun

Ensure your reviewer's performance evaluation reflects override decisions, not just throughput.

— Tiffany Archer, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Republican leaders in the House and Senate failed to muster the votes to enact the bill into law over Kelly’s veto, and no override attempt was made.

— Matthew Kelly Updated June 25, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026

Definition of override

Noun

That contrast can give takeovers the appearance of a spontaneous revolt, one that illuminates the extreme economic disparities of our era.

— Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
The cross itself was erected to commemorate the death of 21 Franciscan friars during a revolt against colonial occupation.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

Definition of revolt

Verb

The camaraderie was evident on the ground here in La Guaira, the coastal city where quake damage was most severe, collapsing dozens of buildings.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
The dogs, specially trained to detect human scent, have spent days searching for people trapped beneath the rubble of nearly 200 buildings that collapsed following the two powerful back-to-back earthquakes.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

Definition of collapse

Noun

The appropriate remedy is congressional overruling of the Marquette case so as to allow the states to regulate loans to their own citizens.

— George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2026
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

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