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overturn

[oh-ver-turn, oh-ver-turn] / ˌoʊ vərˈtɜrn, ˈoʊ vərˌtɜrn /
VERB
flip over
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annul capsize invalidate nullify repeal rescind reverse set aside topple void
STRONG
countermand down invert overbalance prostrate roll spill tumble upend upset upturn
WEAK
bring down keel over knock down knock over tip over turn over turn upside down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
allow approve keep pass permit sanction validate
STRONG
please straighten

Example Sentences

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Sauer kept returning to his claim that the lone purpose of the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause was to overturn Dred Scott and grant citizenship to newly freed slaves and their children.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Neither of these cases directly overturn the precedents in Massachusetts v.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

Chelsea will look to overturn the two-goal deficit - a feat they achieved against Manchester City last season - in the second leg on 1 April.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Dr. Dorstyn noted that the findings overturn the assumption that inhibiting Caspase-2 is always beneficial.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

A critic, Ignatius Pardies, called Newton’s paper ‘a most ingenious hypothesis’, ‘an extraordinary hypothesis’ which, if true, would overturn the foundations of optics.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton