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overturning

NOUN
abolition
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abolishment abrogation annulment cancellation destruction dissolution elimination eradication nullification overthrow repeal revocation termination withdrawal
STRONG
annihilation end ending extirpation invalidation negation obliteration repudiation rescission subversion suppression voiding
WEAK
quashing rescinding rescindment wiping out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
approval beginning construction enactment restoration start validation
STRONG
commencement opening
WEAK
confirmation establishment institution legalization promotion
NOUN
about-face
Synonyms
STRONGEST
U-turn policy change reversal turnabout turnaround
STRONG
change double repeal retraction reverse switch turn volte-face
WEAK
180 degree turn change in direction changeabout doubleback
Antonyms
STRONG
stagnation
NOUN
nullification
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abolishment abrogation annulment revocation
STRONG
annihilation cancellation destruction dissolution elimination end ending eradication extirpation invalidation negation obliteration overthrow repeal repudiation rescission subversion suppression termination voidance voiding withdrawal
WEAK
defeasance quashing rescinding rescindment wiping out
Antonyms
STRONG
allowance approval beginning commencement construction creation opening permission start
NOUN
reverse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
reversal
STRONG
about-face antipode antithesis back bottom contra contradiction contradictory contrary converse counter flip-flop inverse rear regression retrogression retroversion reversion switch turn turnabout turning underside verso volte-face
WEAK
antipole change of mind counterpole flip side other side reversement turnaround wrong side
Antonyms
STRONG
front same
WEAK
identical
NOUN
voidance
Synonyms
STRONG
abolishment abrogation annihilation annulment cancellation destruction dissolution elimination end ending eradication extirpation invalidation negation nullification obliteration overthrow repeal repudiation rescission revocation subversion suppression termination voiding withdrawal
WEAK
defeasance quashing rescinding rescindment wiping out
Antonyms
STRONG
allowance approval beginning commencement construction creation enactment opening permission restoration start validation

Example Sentences

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He also says he’s not overturning Congress when it reauthorized the Voting Rights Act.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

You’re overturning a lot of unspoken rules in the art world.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Their findings show that at least one microbe can tolerate ambiguity in its genetic code, overturning a central assumption in biology.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

The overturning of the sentence on Thursday has been met with some scepticism by some.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

I cried and jumped back, almost overturning the whole apparatus.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly