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upended

ADJECTIVE

capsized

Synonyms

STRONG

flipped inverted overturned upset

WEAK

bottom-side-up flipped over tipped over upturned

ADJECTIVE

inverted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

upturned

STRONG

capsized confused disordered jumbled overturned reversed tangled upset

WEAK

backward bottom up bottom-side-up downside-up haywire helter-skelter in chaos in disarray mixed-up on head topsy-turvy wrong way wrong-side up

Antonyms

STRONG

clear methodical ordered organized systematic

ADJECTIVE

overturned

Synonyms

STRONGEST

reversed upturned

STRONG

capsized confused disordered inverted jumbled tangled upset

WEAK

backward bottom up bottom-side-up downside-up haywire helter-skelter in chaos in disarray mixed-up on head topsy-turvy wrong way wrong-side up

Antonyms

STRONG

clear methodical ordered organized systematic

ADJECTIVE

topsy-turvy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chaotic tangled

WEAK

cluttered cockeyed confused disarranged disheveled disjointed dislocated disordered disorderly disorganized downside-up inside-out inverted jumbled littered luxated messy muddled overturned pell-mell riotous unhinged untidy upside-down upturned

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ordered organized

WEAK

straight

ADJECTIVE

upright

Synonyms

STRONGEST

erect perpendicular vertical

STRONG

plumb standing straight

WEAK

cocked end on on end upward

Antonyms

STRONG

horizontal level sitting

WEAK

prone

ADJECTIVE

upside-down

Synonyms

STRONGEST

tangled

WEAK

backward bottom up bottom-side-up confused disordered downside-up haywire helter-skelter in chaos in disarray jumbled mixed-up on head reversed topsy-turvy wrong way wrong-side up

Antonyms

WEAK

right-side up

ADVERB

topsy-turvy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

backwards in disorder inside-out upside-down

STRONG

any which way helter-skelter higgledy-piggledy

WEAK

wrong-side up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

in good order right-side up

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The drones have upended the cycle of war: The rainy season — which runs from June till September — normally heralds a lull in the fighting.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

The scandal shook the country and upended the career of Kim Soo-hyun, who is a household name in South Korea.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

There’s surging power demand — mostly due to massive build-out in data centers to fuel AI — that’s upended a once sleepy corner of the market.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Concerns over this phenomenon have upended the White House’s AI strategy, and caused it to re-evaluate its laissez-faire approach to AI development.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Hatsue turned down between strawberry rows and upended her bucket on the compost heap, glanced at the moon so that its blue light caught her face, then returned to the house by a different route.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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