upside down
adverb
up·side down
ˈəp-ˌsīd-ˈdau̇n 
1
: in such a way that the upper and the lower parts are reversed in position
2
: in or into great disorder
turned their world upside down
Examples of upside down in a Sentence
You hung the picture upside down!
To remove the plant, turn the pot upside down and tap gently on the bottom to loosen it.
The baby was holding the book upside down.
Recent Examples on the Web
Remove all knives and turn the block upside down to shake out debris.
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Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026
With his GoPro rolling, a skier at Palisades Tahoe and a friend helped rescue another skier buried upside down in snow on a run near the famous KT-22 lift after a blizzard dumped more than 100 inches of snow at the California resort.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
No idea was discarded in the test kitchen, which even toyed with placing the burger upside down.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
The crossover begins with the 9-1-1, Season 9 episode ‘Dads and Cads’, in which Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) and Buck are blindsided by some unexpected news that turns their world upside down.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
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Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026
With his GoPro rolling, a skier at Palisades Tahoe and a friend helped rescue another skier buried upside down in snow on a run near the famous KT-22 lift after a blizzard dumped more than 100 inches of snow at the California resort.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
No idea was discarded in the test kitchen, which even toyed with placing the burger upside down.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
The crossover begins with the 9-1-1, Season 9 episode ‘Dads and Cads’, in which Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) and Buck are blindsided by some unexpected news that turns their world upside down.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Upside down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upside%20down. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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upside down
adverb
up·side down
ˌəp-ˌsīd-ˈdau̇n
1
: with the upper part underneath and the lower part on top
2
: in or into great disorder
upside-down
adjective
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