UPTURNED Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

upturned

verb

past tense of upturn

as in rose

to move or extend upward at this point the road upturns steeply, the trees become scarcer, and the valley unfolds before you

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The price swung between $72 and $102 last month as hopes rose and fell that the United States and Iran could reach an agreement that would allow oil tankers to freely exit the Middle East again to deliver crude worldwide.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, the share of California public safety employees with at least 15 years of tenure dramatically rose from about 10% in 1996 to 47% in 2024.

— Mariana Trujillo, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of rose

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Meanwhile, that state’s unemployment rate has climbed steadily since the beginning of the year.

— Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
In the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, the death toll had climbed to 200, thousands had become sick and the president was touting unproven treatments.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of climbed

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In Iran, the rate of inflation for food has soared by nearly 130% over the past 12 months, and people are having to buy food and medicine in installments, according to reports from Iranian media.

— Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Their odds of playing into October have soared from roughly 7 percent to better than 60 percent.

— Dennis Lin, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of soared

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Tromso, the northernmost football club in the world to win a major national trophy, having lifted the Norwegian Cup in 1986 and 1996, are tricky opponents.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
WorldView-3 lifted off on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and has been orbiting Earth ever since.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of lifted

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Reuters footage from the aftermath showed yellow trucks mounted on sheets of concrete, as survivors sifted through grey debris.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Just what Lee was thinking was drowned out by a TV mounted in the corner, blaring the news of the day, but the gist was clear.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

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