CAPSIZING Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

capsizing

verb

present participle of capsize

as in overturning

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 capsizing Witnesses reported heavy seas, and the boat either was struck by a wave or took on water before capsizing. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 16 July 2026 As water poured in, the vessel drifted before capsizing near the island’s coast. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 The Frontex patrol boat sank off the tiny Greek island of Kastellorizo after capsizing, the coast guard said. — ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026

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The court delivered on a long-term goal of the conservative legal movement, overturning a 90-year precedent that had limited the ability of presidents to fire leaders of agencies that Congress designed to be independent.

— Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 30 July 2026
In June, 2025, the Israelis conducted an extended assault that appeared partly aimed at overturning the Iranian government.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

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Similar concerns have come up related to progressive populists’ potential for upsetting Democratic establishment candidates and incumbents in primaries in Connecticut, Hawaii and Missouri.

— David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
Led by Haaland, a standout striker, and Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegaard, the Norwegian team has captured the world’s attention after upsetting five-time champion Brazil in the Round of 16.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2026

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Global markets were also mixed, with South Korea’s Kospi stock index falling another 6% Wednesday as doubts over massive investments in artificial intelligence once again led investors to dump chipmakers’ shares.

— Yuri Kageyama, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Hikers in an area of the San Bernardino National Forest are being warned of falling rocks after one woman was injured, and another woman died after she was suspected to have been hit in the head by a large boulder.

— Paris Barraza, USA Today, 29 July 2026

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caps (off)

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