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upend
verb as in invert
verb as in overthrow
Strongest matches
Strong matches
verb as in overturn
verb as in reverse
verb as in tip
verb as in unhorse
verb as in upset
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Example Sentences
It is a revolutionary story, which threatens to upend the world as we know it.
It would inject a threat of accountability into power, and upend the impunity wartime leaders had operated under for years.
In August, Sen. Ted Cruz linked the need to upend the IRS to its abuse of power.
[S]omething larger is going on here, which could upend everything and produce unintended consequences.
The one event that could upend that is an encore from a passive, disengaged Obama.
It is safe, as we will never meet again, and all ideas of justice will upend in the coming cataclysm.
The log plunges after him, holding him down and back till he drowns; and his whereabouts are revealed by the upend of the tree.
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On this page you'll find 292 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to upend, such as: alter, backtrack, capsize, change, convert, and evert.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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