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overturned

overturned

3.6
Turned so the top is on the bottom
  • adjective
  • /ˌoʊvərˈtɜrnd/
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  • The overturned car lay on its roof after the accident.

And so they told us to be watching for an overturned boat or float burn boat.

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Examples

  • The overturned truck caused a major traffic jam on the highway.

  • She carefully picked up the overturned cup to avoid spilling the liquid.

  • And so they told us to be watching for an overturned boat or float burn boat.

  • It was also mostly overturned thankfully.

  • So what we're seeing is a new consensus after Roe was overturned and pro-life people got what they wanted.

  • Roe versus Wade was just overturned because all of law is up to the Supreme Court to interpret as they see fit.

  • She stayed in and now, and now Roe was overturned and she stayed in and she should have resigned.

  • So going back to affirmative action, you know, the it's being overturned, as you say, on this premise of false color blindness.

Synonyms

upside down
vsoverturned
138 2.0

With the top where the bottom usually is

describes the same position but is more idiomatic
upset
vsoverturned
9 2.5

Being in a state of disorder or confusion

focuses on physical top and bottom swap not on general disorder
upturned
vsoverturned
1 4.5

Something that has its bottom facing up, like a boat

is similar but used for broader flipping actions
turvy
vsoverturned
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Turned upside down so the top is at the bottom

is the common term for top and bottom swapped rather than dialectal
inverted
vsoverturned
4.8

Placed or turned so the top and bottom are swapped

is a general word for being flipped with top and bottom swapped
upended
vsoverturned
4.4

Turned over so the bottom points toward the sky

focuses on standing on end rather than having top and bottom swapped
overset
vsoverturned
7.0

On its side or upside down, often said of a boat

is more general for any object turned with top and bottom swapped
reversed
vsoverturned
3.4

Turned the other way or placed in the opposite order

means top and bottom are swapped rather than simply opposite order

Antonyms

44 2.7

Standing straight up and not leaning

How Upside-Down

overturned
3.6
face down
49 2.0
tipped
3.8
tilted
2.5

Surface Forms

overturned positive

Morphology

overturned = overturn (transparent) = over + turn + ed

The adjective is transparently formed from the verb 'overturn' plus the past-participle adjective ending '-ed'.

Etymology

The word overturned comes from the parts over- meaning 'above' or 'across' and turn meaning 'to move around' or 'flip', so it means 'turned over'. That's why an overturned chair or boat has been flipped so its top is now the bottom.