as in overturned
to turn on one's side or upside down
a huge wave out of nowhere caused our little sailboat to capsize
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Recent Examples of capsized
Search teams located the body of a missing teen whose canoe capsized on an Orange County lake, officials announced Wednesday.
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Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
Colorado Parks and Wildlife said one person was hospitalized and another killed after a boat capsized on Lake Pueblo.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
One person and a dog died Friday on Lake Pueblo after a fishing boat capsized, sending the sole survivor swimming for shore, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2026
On Friday, January 13, 2012, the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia struck a rocky outcropping and capsized, resulting in a total evacuation and 32 deaths.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
In 1980, 123 workers died when a North Sea floating oil field platform, the Alexander Kielland, capsized during a storm.
—ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026
The jaguar was in the boat that had capsized, but luckily was wedged under a seat, so he was recovered.
—Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
Two fishermen were onboard the boat, which was found capsized off Provincetown on Thursday.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
That day, the first notice that severe weather and high winds were heading toward Table Rock Lake came more than seven hours before the boat capsized, reported the Springfield News-Leader, part of the USA TODAY Network.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
Colorado Parks and Wildlife said one person was hospitalized and another killed after a boat capsized on Lake Pueblo.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
One person and a dog died Friday on Lake Pueblo after a fishing boat capsized, sending the sole survivor swimming for shore, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2026
On Friday, January 13, 2012, the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia struck a rocky outcropping and capsized, resulting in a total evacuation and 32 deaths.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
In 1980, 123 workers died when a North Sea floating oil field platform, the Alexander Kielland, capsized during a storm.
—ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026
The jaguar was in the boat that had capsized, but luckily was wedged under a seat, so he was recovered.
—Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
Two fishermen were onboard the boat, which was found capsized off Provincetown on Thursday.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
That day, the first notice that severe weather and high winds were heading toward Table Rock Lake came more than seven hours before the boat capsized, reported the Springfield News-Leader, part of the USA TODAY Network.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capsized
Verb
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Wiemer's first hit was originally called out by first base umpire Marvin Hudson, but was overturned after a challenge by the Nationals.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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That pitch was the second in the at-bat that the Orioles correctly overturned, with catcher Adley Rutschman also correctly identifying a pitch called incorrectly by home plate umpire Chris Segal.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Some players collapsed onto the turf in joyful tears.—
Albert Samaha,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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Estrada Juarez collapsed into her daughter’s embrace.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Floorboards were milled from walnut trees felled at a construction site in North Carolina.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
2 Apr. 2026
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With a hollow interior trunk, Stumpy was among 158 trees felled in 2024 as part of a project aimed at shoring up a sea wall near the National Mall.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The second came when UConn stunned Duke on that last-second 3-point shot to upset the Blue Devils in the Elite Eight.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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And the regulation shift is sure to upset certain people.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Capsized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capsized. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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