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past tense form of upend.
past participle of upend.

upended

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capsized adj.
inverted adj.
overturned adj.
topsy-turvy adj.
upright adj.
upside-down adj.
topsy-turvy adv.

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

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upended

The renewed rebellion upended a four-year truce that seemed to have settled the 2020-22 Tigrayan war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The extreme heat has been linked to tens of thousands of excess deaths across Europe, upended daily life for millions in ill-adapted regions and disrupted the economy through drought and low river levels.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Record heat withered crops, strained businesses and upended everyday life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Attacks by Iran on Qatar’s production network have upended that supply.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 30, 2026

For tables, he upended cable reels and spread them with cloths.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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