Synonyms of overturns

overturns 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of overturn

as in capsizes

to turn on one's side or upside down

afraid that my kayak would overturn

Synonyms & Similar Words

• capsizes
• collapses
• upsets
• falls
• topples
• upends
• turns over
• tilts
• keels
• inverts
• overthrows
• turns turtle
• leans
• heels
• tips
• careens
• lists
• oversets
• tumps (over)
• pitchpoles
• gives
• founders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rights
• raises
• stands up
• erects
• straightens (up)

overturns

2 of 2

noun

plural of overturn

1

as in overrides

Related Words

• overrides
• vetoes
• repeals
• countermands
• invalidations
• abolitions
• annulments
• avoidances
• cancellations
• abortions
• suspensions
• prohibitions
• negations
• abrogations
• withdrawals
• reversals
• recalls
• nullifications
• rescindments
• revocations
• abolishments
• defeasances
• dismissals
• dissolutions
• retractions
• removals
• abatements
• eliminations
• liquidations
• disallowances
• erasures
• forbiddances
• rejections
• eradications

Dissimilar Words

• approvals
• ratifications
• permissions
• endorsements
• authorizations
• clearances
• enactments
• legislations
• passings
• institutions
• establishments
• validations
• legitimations
• legalizations
• formalizations
• legitimizations

2

as in overthrows

Related Words

• overthrows
• upsets
• revolts
• revolutions
• subversions
• mutinies
• uprisings
• insurrections
• rebellions
• upheavals
• insurgencies
• convulsions
• tempests
• fits
• earthquakes
• paroxysms
• tumults
• uproars
• seizures
• storms
• cataclysms
• spasms
• stirs
• bouleversements
• eruptions
• outbursts
• routs
• bustles
• outbreaks
• coils
• commotions
• turmoils
• rows
• furors
• fusses
• bluster
• squalls
• williwaws
• ructions
• shindys
• furores
• pandemoniums
• hubbubs
• hurly-burlies
• flare-ups
• rumpuses
• hullabaloos
• welters
• bobberies
• stews
• ruckuses
• to-dos

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overturns

Verb

Trump has said construction will not move forward unless a federal appeals court overturns a ruling blocking efforts to put his name on the building. — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026

But when the studio overturns the casting decision, her search for answers spirals into obsession, blurring the line between ambition, performance and reality. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026

If the state’s highest court overturns Green’s ruling, the court will also have to weigh whether the new map can be used in the November election. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

The decision effectively overturns a state law that banned electronic records in all but a few types of cases, opening the door to recordings as California faces a severe shortage of court reporters. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026

When someone falls into the Chicago River, jumps from a bridge, overturns a kayak, or becomes trapped beneath the surface, the Chicago Fire Department's Marine Unit is often among the first crews called to respond. — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Swift overturns the tradition of Homer’s blindness in Gulliver’s Travels partly to remind us of the poet’s eye for detail, but also to emphasize the possibility of direct connection between Homer and his audience. — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

In Netflix’s new adaptation of Little House on the Prairie, the Ingalls family’s journey from Wisconsin to Independence, Kansas, is off to a rocky start when the wagon carrying them nearly overturns in a river. — Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026

This decision overturns a 2001 Supreme Court case that declared the limits on party spending to be constitutional. — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 30 June 2026