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Synonyms & Antonyms of upended
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in elevated, lifted
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for upended
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upended
verb
past tense of upend
Synonyms & Antonyms of upended (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to achieve a victory over
- the team won the division play-offs, but was upended in the final championship game
Synonyms for upended
- beat,
- bested,
- conquered,
- defeated,
- did down
- [British],
- dispatched,
- got,
- got around,
- licked,
- mastered,
- overbore,
- overcame,
- overmatched,
- prevailed (over),
- skunked,
- stopped,
- subdued,
- surmounted,
- took,
- trimmed,
- triumphed (over),
- won (against),
- worsted
Words Related to upended
- edged (out),
- nosed out,
- pipped
- [British]
- annihilated,
- blew away,
- blew out,
- bombed,
- broke,
- buried,
- clobbered,
- creamed,
- crushed,
- drubbed,
- finished,
- flattened,
- overwhelmed,
- routed,
- shellacked,
- skinned,
- slaughtered,
- smoked
- [slang],
- snowed under,
- thrashed,
- trounced,
- upset,
- walloped,
- waxed
- [slang],
- whipped
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2
to fix in an upright position
- we had to upend the sofa in order to fit it into the elevator
Synonyms for upended
Words Related to upended
Near Antonyms for upended
- demolished,
- flattened,
- knocked down,
- leveled
- (or levelled),
- razed,
- tore down
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“Upended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upended. Accessed 21 Jan. 2022.
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