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 That order paused the execution without overturning his conviction. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026 Raskin says that impeaching a Cabinet secretary would be less likely to consume Congress's agenda or raise the same concerns about overturning the result of a presidential election. — Nik Popli, Time, 2 Nov. 2026 The questions range from potentially overturning gun laws to repealing the legalization of marijuana to eliminating political party primaries. — Digital Producer, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 Industry experts project that overturning the Roadless Rule could lead to a five to ten percent boost in federal timber sales. — Kirk Siegler, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026 For instance, the measure would prevent courts from overturning approvals of qualifying projects because of CEQA violations. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Three previous attempts to evict the 87-year-old were denied by the courts, but in March, the Supreme Court ruled against her, overturning a January 2022 decision in her favor. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026 As well as overturning the 2024 standards, the EPA is proposing to roll back its authority to regulate climate pollution from power plants. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026 Kavanaugh wrote an opinion in 2012 overturning the terrorism conviction of a driver and bodyguard for Osama bin Laden. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

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Verb

By forced proximity to a collapsing world, and hollowed out by the theater of their own democracies, contemporary Western readers are beginning to learn the language of qaher.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2026
Footage also appears to show the building and its scaffolding collapsing on a parked car and into Galena Boulevard.

— Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of collapsing

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The rip currents and massive surf are capable of capsizing small boats, knocking people off jetties and pulling swimmers out to sea.

— Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of capsizing

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Meghan allegedly didn’t endure the same vetting process as Kate, reportedly to avoid upsetting Harry.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 3 Nov. 2026
Both teams picked up pivotal wins last week, with the Horned Frogs (3-3, 1-2 Big 12) upsetting rival Baylor 17-6, while the Mountaineers (4-3, 1-3) earned a thrilling, last-second 45-42 win over Cincinnati.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of upsetting

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That’s why 1,873,910 pounds of ballast were added to keep the construction equipment from toppling over.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 6 Nov. 2026
Washington follows this pattern of behavior because sanctions alone rarely—if ever—make a problem disappear, such as by toppling the government responsible.

— S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of toppling

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Oil prices plunged over the past week, sinking by $25 to their lowest point in three months and briefly falling below $90 a barrel Tuesday.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026
The pipeline from military service to national political leadership is well-established in the United States, yet the number of veterans in political office is falling.

— Brandon J Archuleta, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of falling

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Tech companies are turning over the couch cushions in their hunt for money to fund the AI buildout.

— Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
State prosecutors announced in July that the federal government had begun turning over evidence in the cases, including police body camera video and hard drives containing statements.

— Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of turning over

Verb

In a time when peers such as the New York Dolls and Velvet Underground were upending rock and roll with glamour and arty disaffection, Television fulfilled the genre’s promises of both swaggering virtuosity and restless reinvention.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Jason Mast with another insightful look at how China’s policies are upending the global biotech industry.

— O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of upending

Verb

But their relationship with Godrich underlined Pavement’s tilting power dynamic.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 10 Nov. 2026
Surveillance video from the flight center shows the plane tilting up on its nose and left wing before being pushed forward, eventually flipping entirely over.

— Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of tilting

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