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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

Example Sentences

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Lenschow noted that IBM’s infrastructure software is tailored to large, highly regulated enterprises, creating a highly loyal customer base that isn’t at risk of being upended by artificial intelligence.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Should the ECB raise the key rate on June 11, it would become the first major central bank to do so since the start of the Middle East conflict upended economic expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The Kwong case hinges on an early 2020 disaster declaration as the then-novel coronavirus upended everything.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 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

He took the horn, upended it, belched, wiped his mouth.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

upended

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