upended

4.4

Turned over so the bottom points toward the sky

adjective
/ʌˈpɛndɪd/

: invertido

The vase was upended during the storm and shattered on the floor.

And then it all collapses overnight, you know, and people's careers broken, lives upended.

Examples

The moral sort of societal justice system and ours right now is so upended and and cruel.
He accidentally upended the chair while trying to reach for the book on the shelf.
The sudden changes in leadership have upended the organization's plans for the year.

Synonyms

upside down

vsupended

138 2.0

With the top where the bottom usually is

can also mean simply set on end without full inversion

upturned

vsupended

1 4.5

Something that has its bottom facing up, like a boat

can also mean placed upright on its end rather than fully reversed

inverted

vsupended

4.8

Placed or turned so the top and bottom are swapped

also covers being set on end, not only a full position swap

overturned

vsupended

3.6

Turned so the top is on the bottom

also includes standing set on end rather than only full overturning

overset

vsupended

7.0

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

is the general term for any object turned or set on end

Antonyms

downturned

1 4.6

Facing down and often showing sadness

How Inverted

upside-down

30 1.8

upended

4.4

tilted

2.5

Surface Forms

upended positive

Morphology

upended = upend (transparent) = up + end + ed

Regular past-participle/adjectival formation from the verb 'upend'; meaning follows directly from the verb.

Etymology

Upended comes from the simple parts up ('up') and end ('end'), so it literally means to turn something so its end points upward. So, when something is upended, it has been overturned or set on its end.