OVERTURNED Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

overturned

verb

past tense of overturn

as in capsized

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

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Recent Examples of overturned The union argued the March judgment is still in effect because no court has put it on hold or overturned it. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026 The restrictions were overturned late last month following weeks of discussions that led to Anthropic creating additional cybersecurity safeguards for its technology. — Lorelei Smillie, Fortune, 9 July 2026 Egypt exited the tournament but claimed it had been treated unfairly after Argentina overturned a 2-0 deficit to snatch victory with a stoppage-time winner from Enzo Fernández. — Reuters, NBC news, 9 July 2026 The truck then struck a Chevrolet Silverado, which then slammed into a Ford F-150 that then overturned before hitting a nearby sign. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026 The effect was destabilizing, researchers said, but many of those initiatives have since been overturned in court, and yet more could still be undone. — Damian Garde, STAT, 9 July 2026 Footage from the scene indicated at least eight vehicles were involved, including several that sustained heavy damage, and one that overturned. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2026 Prior to the Balogun gift, the only previous time a World Cup red card was nullified during the tournament was in 1962 when FIFA overturned the suspension of Brazil star Garrincha. — Miami Herald, 7 July 2026 The Supreme Court overturned the appeals court ruling that the records should be made public. — Scott Bauer, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

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Three children died and seven other people were rescued after a recreational boat capsized on Geneva Lake in southeastern Wisconsin during a fast-moving severe storm on July 3, authorities said.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Of the 10 people on the boat, seven were rescued after the boat capsized, a spokesperson for the Walworth County Sheriff's Office confirmed to the outlet.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

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Separately, at least 15 informal miners were killed when a defunct gold mine partly collapsed Monday in the district of Wadi Halfa, close to Sudan’s border with Egypt, authorities said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
This had a multiplying effect, as paddy fields next to shrimp ponds turned brackish and rice yields collapsed.

— Zakir Hossain Chowdhury, The Dial, 7 July 2026

Definition of collapsed

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That the forest below has not been felled but has swelled, along with its creatures, is hugely the work of Dharana’s owners, the de Souza family.

— Horatio Clare, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2026
The most dangerous situation appeared to be on Barrington Avenue, west of East Dundee Village Hall, where a light, a utility pole and part of a parkway tree were felled by strong winds, leaving power lines dangling across the road.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026

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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

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When Assad’s regime was toppled roughly 18 months ago, the development propelled the country’s slow return to the world stage.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2026
Blatter looked unassailable right up to the moment he was toppled; his long-running heir apparent was also pushed out, which is how Infantino ended up as FIFA president in the first place.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

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