Synonyms of upended

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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
• did down
• whipped
• clobbered
• exceeded
• annihilated
• capped
• scored
• topped
• knocked for a loop
• trounced
• thrashed
• bombed
• flourished
• broke
• blew out
• excelled
• 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

Western traditions of symmetry and notions of linear time are upended. — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine disrupted steel supplies, upended supply chains, and sent costs soaring. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

More broadly, the sector at large has been radically upended. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

Her notions of justice and the law — indeed, of her very sense of self — are then upended when she herself is assaulted by Julian (Daniel Ings), her colleague and boyfriend who comes from a relatively privileged background. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

The category five storm tragically destroyed houses and upended lives throughout the Virgin Islands. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

The crash on Sunday, at Miami International Airport, also injured five people, three critically, and upended Labor Day weekend travel for thousands. — New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, bright but chaotic grad Pella’s life gets upended at a splashy wedding. — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

In Omelet from the Other Side, ten-year-old Florence Fortescue’s life is disastrously upended when her parents move the family from an exciting city apartment to a boring farmhouse in the country. — Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026

Verb

Electricity turned on the lights, revolutionized manufacturing, and upended our evolved biorhythms. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

With their hierarchy upended, the ship's passengers must adapt to a world where their money and fame no longer have any value. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026

Across 25 occupations that past technology upended, employment fell an extra 4% over five years for every point the national unemployment rate climbed. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Jon and Kate’s split upended the family’s dynamic, ending the original show and requiring the children to choose sides. — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

Then the pandemic upended those plans, derailing the theatrical release as well. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026

After all, states like Georgia and Arizona were also once solidly red until break-out candidates—backed by party spending—upended those assumptions. — Philip Elliott, Time, 19 Oct. 2026

Here is what the actress has shared about the diagnosis that upended her year. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026

The climate phenomenon, which originates in the Pacific and leads to warmer global temperatures, has upended weather across the world, fueling extraordinary storms in the Americas. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026