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Synonyms of overturned
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Verb
1. overturn, turn over, tip over, tump over, turn
usage:
turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"
2. overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over, move, displace
usage:
cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"
3. overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverse, rule, decree
usage:
rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
4. overthrow, subvert, overturn, bring down, depose, force out
usage:
cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"
5. revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate, cancel, strike down
usage:
cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
6. revolutionize, revolutionise, overturn, change, alter, modify
usage:
change radically; "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe"
Adjective
1. overturned, upset, upturned, turned (vs. unturned)
usage:
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom; "an overturned car"; "the upset pitcher of milk"; "sat on an upturned bucket"
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