Definitions

upside down

ADJECTIVE

reversed

Synonyms

WEAK

backwards bottom up inside out inverted orderless overturned topsy-turvy vice versa without order wrong side out

upside-down

ADJECTIVE

overturned, inverted

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 upended wrong way wrong-side up

Antonyms

WEAK

right-side up

Example Sentences

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A hundred years later, the world has again been turned upside down—this time by revolutionary technological change.

From The Wall Street Journal

But no amount of money will make up for how the hack has turned his life upside down, he says.

From BBC

The stone floors have been swept and chairs are resting upside down on tables.

From Literature

"We have public spaces turned upside down," he told reporters.

From BBC

Coal held the cover upside down and shook it, but nothing came out.

From Literature