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

Legislators ordered the transit authority to complete at least 50% of the Red Line, which has been in the works for decades, before completing any other rail projects unless an unforeseen, extraordinary event upends the project. — Mary Ramsey updated June 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026

In granting the President this unbridled authority, the Court upends its precedent, misconstrues our history, and sheds any pretense of judicial modesty. — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 29 June 2026

New evidence published today in the journal Science upends decades of evolutionary theory about when animals first walked on land. — Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 18 June 2026

Ruling upends August elections At the center of the controversy is an ambiguous ruling from the Missouri Supreme Court last month that left local election officials scrambling. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026

Her stunning debut memoir is about how trauma upends narrative structures, and the struggle to write about it anyway despite its unwieldiness. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026

Based on the bestselling novel by Bart Baker, Honeymoon with Harry follows a rough-around-the-edges man (Gyllenhaal) who ends up sharing an unwanted journey with his fiancée’s prickly, overprotective father (Costner) after a life-altering turn upends their plans. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 June 2026

Yuen, cast as the untrained newcomer who upends the protagonist’s world, provides the catalyst that drives the film toward its conclusion. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 May 2026

But when an unexpected pregnancy upends their fragile dynamic, Caroline is pushed out of the circle triggering a fallout that unearths secrets and sends shockwaves through the entire town. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 May 2026