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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
upside down
ADJECTIVE
reversed
Synonyms
WEAK
backwards bottom up inside out inverted orderless overturned topsy-turvy vice versa without order wrong side out

Example Sentences

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Rodrigo announced the news by wiping her Instagram feed and sharing a photo of the album cover, which shows her swinging upside down in a baby pink dress.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Unfortunately, the takeover battle was won just hours before the Iran war turned their financial worlds upside down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

She was working as an intensive care nurse when her life was turned upside down.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

"In fact, we were also able to confirm that previous impressions were probably viewed upside down and back to front."

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

Unfortunately, as she was braking to a halt, one of her wheels hit a bomb crater and the aircraft flipped upside down.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.