Synonyms of upends

upends

verb

present tense third-person singular of upend

1

as in overcomes

to achieve a victory over

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overcomes
• defeats
• masters
• takes
• beats
• conquers
• gets
• stops
• dispatches
• subdues
• surmounts
• succeeds
• prevails (over)
• triumphs (over)
• wins (against)
• licks
• bests
• gets the better of
• buries
• overmatches
• overwhelms
• overbears
• gets around
• sweeps
• trims
• worsts
• surpasses
• does down
• flattens
• annihilates
• upsets
• crushes
• exceeds
• finishes
• clobbers
• slaughters
• excels
• trounces
• transcends
• skunks
• scores
• knocks for a loop
• thrashes
• vanquishes
• overthrows
• blows out
• breaks
• subjugates
• blows away
• routs
• unseats
• whips
• edges (out)
• overpowers
• wallops
• drubs
• tops
• flourishes
• bombs
• outdoes
• outstrips
• caps
• outshines
• noses out
• outdistances
• smokes
• eclipses
• knocks over
• overtops
• waxes
• shellacs
• knocks off
• creams
• pips
• betters
• snows under
• skins
• outfights
• aces (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses (to)
• falls
• goes down
• fails
• collapses
• goes under
• gives up
• folds
• flops
• flunks
• washes out

2

as in erects

to fix in an upright position

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erects
• raises
• lifts
• rears
• hoists
• elevates
• sets up
• upholds
• pitches
• puts up
• supports
• upraises
• ups
• heightens
• shores (up)
• uplifts
• buttresses
• braces
• boosts
• props (up)
• heaves
• hikes
• hefts
• perks (up)
• cranes
• picks up
• jacks (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flattens
• demolishes
• levels
• knocks down
• tears down
• razes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of upends

Just as Guthrie’s song is a little edgier than it’s always been given credit for, Clark’s song gently upends some of the expectations that might arise nowadays for any song celebrating America. — Chris Willman, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

The wildcard is Robert Mallory (Homer Gere, son of actor Richard), a new student who upends the fragile harmony between the two couples. — Michel Ghanem, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

While Danny uncovers Chad's secret early on in the season and helps keep his secret, Ricky doesn't find out until the finale -- a revelation that upends their friendship and leaves audiences wondering where the two stand. — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Middlemarch George Eliot’s unconventional Victorian novel upends expectations while crafting a complex portrait of family and individual life in fictional Middlemarch, North Loamshire. — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026

Sadayuki Murai’s twisty script constantly upends our understanding of the film’s reality, resulting in what might be a record-breaking number of rug pulls. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026

Jennifer Cowan, chief executive of Connections for Children, an agency that helps Westside and South Bay families navigate child-care options and subsidies, said losing spots upends family routines. — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

Because if the Protocol upends the REC market with precisely imprecise requirements almost no one is ready to meet, investors will be able to compute the hit to companies’ bottom line. — Mike Feibus, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

And in the April film The Drama, a man named Charlie (played by Robert Pattinson) learns something about his fiancée, Emma (Zendaya), that upends his understanding of her right before their wedding. — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026