OVERTURNING Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

overturning

verb

present participle of overturn

as in collapsing

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

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Recent Examples of overturning The majority, once again overturning the conclusions of the lower courts, said that a challenge by some two dozen states was premature and that the states lacked standing because they weren’t harmed by the order. — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 But a few months later, with McCurdy’s help, the organization had its first success overturning a state ban. — Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 1 Sep. 2026 The Venice Film Festival has reinstated its jury press conference, overturning an unusual move to scrap the traditional opening event this year. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2026 The garbage truck continued through the intersection, hitting a Chevy Colorado before overturning onto its side. — Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 In May, the South Carolina Supreme Court agreed, overturning Murdaugh’s double-murder conviction and ordered a new trial. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026 The president’s tariffs during his second term have faced an array of legal challenges, with the Supreme Court overturning some of them in February. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 Ominously, the order pledges federal pressure, including from the Justice Department, to push states into overturning their own vaccine mandates. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026 While still traveling north, the Ford ran off the left side of the road and hit another concrete barrier before overturning. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026

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The family’s attorney says Mayich struggled through a military-style practice with little rest or water, showing clear distress before collapsing.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
In a phone interview with The Associated Press, Rodríguez Verona said survivors were disoriented and dehydrated, with many collapsing or vomiting upon reaching land.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of collapsing

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Prosecutors said Hernandez piloted the boat into a swell and had accelerated the throttle to try to pass through it until the swell swamped the bow of the boat, capsizing it immediately, a complaint alleged.

— Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
According to court documents, Manuel Hernandez, the tour boat captain, made a U-turn and a swell swamped the bow, capsizing the boat with 14 people on board.

— Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of capsizing

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Northern Illinois fan Jay remembered when upsetting Notre Dame or reaching the Orange Bowl felt like an attainable dream.

— Manny Navarro, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Chelsea Green dramatically won the WWE Women's Interim Championship in a thrilling ladder match, upsetting heavy favorite Charlotte Flair.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of upsetting

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And while some don’t want to wait that long to have the chance of toppling Infantino, the current FIFA boss does have some support swimming in the sea of objectors.

— Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
The vehicle even remained intact after toppling over, a feat none of its predecessors had pulled off.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of toppling

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The key to why scores are falling so widely may be found in an accompanying survey taken by students.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Volatility tends to ease in November, with the VIX falling around 4% as the midterm results remove a key political overhang and provide investors with greater clarity on the policy backdrop, said James Ooi, market strategist at Tiger Brokers.

— Joanna Ossinger,Justina Lee, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of falling

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Taken together, Wall Street research doesn’t describe a technology upending the old order.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Drinkwitz has been pressing for the Protect College Sports Act, a bill in the Senate that would give the NCAA some protection against the sort of lawsuits that are upending college athletics.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of upending

Verb

Some Cardinals players were spotted in their dugout ahead of the game sporting crooked caps, and one player incorporated a slight hat-tilting motion into his post-hit celebration.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
After liftoff, the V-2 started tilting midair and only made it to an altitude of 15,000 feet (4,600 meters) before falling back to Earth.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of tilting

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