Synonyms of upended

upended 1 of 2

adjective

as in lifted

Related Words

• lifted
• upraised
• vertical
• elevated
• erect
• standing
• upright
• perpendicular
• plumb
• raised
• stand-up
• upstanding
• semierect
• freestanding
• stand-alone

Dissimilar Words

• flat
• recumbent
• prostrate
• hanging
• supine
• sagging
• slanted
• slant
• diagonal
• slanting
• slanty

upended

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verb

past tense of upend

1

as in defeated

to achieve a victory over

the team won the division play-offs, but was upended in the final championship game

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defeated
• overcame
• mastered
• took
• dispatched
• conquered
• beat
• got
• stopped
• subdued
• surmounted
• succeeded
• bested
• licked
• prevailed (over)
• trimmed
• overmatched
• got the better of
• triumphed (over)
• won (against)
• swept
• buried
• worsted
• crushed
• got around
• overwhelmed
• flattened
• finished
• surpassed
• skunked
• slaughtered
• upset
• whipped
• did down
• clobbered
• exceeded
• annihilated
• capped
• scored
• topped
• knocked for a loop
• trounced
• thrashed
• bombed
• flourished
• broke
• excelled
• blew out
• routed
• vanquished
• overthrew
• transcended
• shellacked
• eclipsed
• unseated
• subjugated
• creamed
• outstripped
• walloped
• overbore
• blew away
• overpowered
• snowed under
• skinned
• edged (out)
• outdistanced
• waxed
• smoked
• pipped
• knocked over
• drubbed
• outdid
• bettered
• knocked off
• outshone
• nosed out
• overtopped
• aced (out)
• outfought

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost (to)
• fell
• went down
• failed
• collapsed
• folded
• gave up
• went under
• washed out
• flopped
• flunked

2

as in erected

to fix in an upright position

we had to upend the sofa in order to fit it into the elevator

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erected
• raised
• lifted
• reared
• hoisted
• pitched
• set up
• braced
• elevated
• upheld
• put up
• upraised
• buttressed
• supported
• propped (up)
• uplifted
• heightened
• hiked
• boosted
• heaved
• upped
• craned
• shored (up)
• hefted
• picked up
• perked (up)
• jacked (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flattened
• demolished
• leveled
• razed
• knocked down
• tore down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of upended

Adjective

Many of the President’s posts on the platform have upended markets. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 17 July 2026

Now travel back to 2019, before the pandemic upended real estate. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 13 July 2026

The series followed Jane Villanueva, played by Rodriguez, whose life is unexpectedly upended after she is accidentally artificially inseminated. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026

Rutte’s predecessor, Stoltenberg, has written in his memoir about chairing a 2018 summit that Trump nearly upended. — Lorne Cook, Fortune, 5 July 2026

Trump's push to make that change upended how the constitutional guarantee – long considered a bedrock American principle – had historically been understood. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 June 2026

Merchandise was displayed in or atop packing crates and upended barrels. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026

The June 2 primary for California governor shattered spending records and upended precedent. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026

In the years following 2020, cities nationwide experienced alarming increases in homicides, shootings and other crime as the COVID-19 pandemic upended daily life, destabilized local economies and deepened distrust in public institutions. — Diane Goldstein, Mercury News, 19 June 2026

Verb

Last year, the Horned Frogs upended the team, 48-14, at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026

This year is tracking to produce the most billion-dollar blockbusters since the pandemic upended the box office in 2020. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 July 2026

Operating in 49 countries and responding to everything from hurricanes to a pandemic that upended his own industry, Yellen has learned that stability and complacency are not the same thing. — Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

That bid upended Pernod and Brown-Forman’s planned merger, and ultimately led to deal discussions being called off. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 26 July 2026

After months of relative quiet following the Supreme Court’s February decision that upended the president’s sweeping tariffs on global trading partners, the administration is once again taking aim. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Protests and solidarity actions have upended beloved summer rituals, including an orchestra concert and farmers market. — Scott Bauer, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

The fast growth of massive data centers has already upended races for local offices across the country, often uniting conservatives and liberals in revolting against projects in their midst. — Marc Levy, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Several of my prior assumptions were upended right from the start of the piece—including the idea that the reclining wars are all just the greedy airlines’ fault. — Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 15 July 2026