OVERTURNING Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

overturning

verb

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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 white truck struck the motorcycle and continued into an irrigation canal, overturning. —

Brandon Downs, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026 But David Oppenheimer, a UC Berkeley law professor and director of the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law, said overturning affirmative action would create more inequality and less opportunity in the workplace. —

Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026 Enacting government reforms like congressional term limits, banning stock trading and overturning citizens united would make congress members more accountable to the people and less likely to play partisan games to appease special interest groups. —

Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026 Barcelona first entered the top eight on the hour-mark after overturning a one-goal deficit against Copenhagen, while Manchester City took a two-goal lead within half an hour at home to Galatasaray. —

Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026 Taking an unprecedented approach to using the relatively novel Congressional Review Act, the House voted 214-208 in favor of overturning a 20-year mining moratorium that was established in 2023. —

Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 21 Jan. 2026 Francesca Nadin of Prisoners for Palestine said the hunger strikers’ case – and growing support for overturning the ban on Palestine Action – reflect intensifying public concern over the right to free speech. —

Kara Fox, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026 Potential amendments could include establishing equal rights for women, abolishing the Electoral College, overturning Citizens United, and banning gerrymandering. —

The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026 Donald filed for an appeal in February 1997, and a court heard his pleas in 2015 before overturning his convictions. —

Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026

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For an artist who has spent a lifetime collapsing the distance between art and life, this director’s cut is both summation and fresh invocation.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
But behind the scenes the company was collapsing and ultimately declared bankruptcy.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026