TUMPED (OVER) Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

tumped (over)

verb

past tense of tump (over), chiefly Southern

as in pitchpoled

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Once the investigation was completed, the department said the case would be turned over to the Cook County state’s attorney’s office.

— Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
The backfield is turned over to Aneyas Williams, who had a decent enough year last year.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of turned over

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Photos of festival damage, showing vendors’ tables, tents and supplies toppled and strewn across Independence Square, appeared across social media.

— Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2026
The losses come at a challenging time for the Himalayan nation, which is emerging from a year of political upheaval after an uprising toppled the previous government.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of toppled

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To-go containers were stored with the food contact surface facing up; containers were inverted.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2026
Both Bam and Giannis, especially Giannis, have thrived on those inverted [pick-and-rolls] when the guy screening for them is a shooter.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

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The eight-episode show follows rower Teagan Tao (played by Miku Martineau), who joins an elite prep school’s all-boys crew team after her life is upended by a family scandal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
But the start of the war with Iran in February upended that trajectory, as a spike in oil prices raised fears that inflation could flare up again, said Chen Zhao, an economist at Redfin.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of upended

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If the review yields conclusive evidence that the original call was wrong, it gets overturned — and the coach retains the ability to challenge a second play later in the game.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
The tanker overturned and began leaking fuel onto the freeway.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of overturned

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The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea -- A tugboat capsized and sank off South Korea's southeastern coast on Wednesday, leaving one crew member dead and six others missing, the coast guard said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Colescott looks at the moment after the ship has fallen apart, when the ship has capsized and people are in the water.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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