top·sy-tur·vy
ˌtäp-sē-ˈtər-vē 
1
: in utter confusion or disorder
2
: with the top or head downward : upside down
: turned topsy-turvy : totally disordered
Examples of topsy-turvy in a Sentence
Adjective
the office is still topsy-turvy even though we moved in months ago
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Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Upon his twenty-first birthday, he is freed and comes ashore to join society and find a bride, but as with all Gilbert and Sullivan pieces, topsy-turvy hijinks ensue, this time as a result of some improbable calendrical technicalities.
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2023
Pinsker’s characters always make the best of tricky situations, which only makes their struggles in her topsy-turvy worlds more heartbreaking.
—Charlie Jane Anders, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2023
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Adverb
While it’s been a topsy-turvy season for the South London club, starting poorly and gradually building some form, Wharton—injured during the middle section of the campaign—has long shown ability.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Upon his twenty-first birthday, he is freed and comes ashore to join society and find a bride, but as with all Gilbert and Sullivan pieces, topsy-turvy hijinks ensue, this time as a result of some improbable calendrical technicalities.
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
Within that film’s topsy-turvy multiverse, Quan was by turns a laundromat owner on the verge of divorcing his wife, a dashing romantic lead and an action hero.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2023
Pinsker’s characters always make the best of tricky situations, which only makes their struggles in her topsy-turvy worlds more heartbreaking.
—Charlie Jane Anders, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2023
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“Topsy-turvy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topsy-turvy. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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