upturned

Examples

• All

• The abandoned car lay upturned on the side of the road after the accident.

• The group posed, faces upturned, aiming towards the sky.

  Fiction book (1997)

• The first full drops of cold rain spattered across her upturned face.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Today, I, the blind beggar, face upturned.

  Blog text (6)

• He paused a moment, studying her upturned face.

  Fiction book (1994)

• He forced himself to look down into her upturned face and instantly regretted the decision.

  Fiction book (1994)

• She gazed at the stars with her face upturned towards the night sky.

• He held the flowers with one hand and his upturned palm open for the rain.

Synonyms

U

upside down

vsupturned

138 2.0

With the top where the bottom usually is

highlights the bottom facing upward rather than focusing on top placement

U

upset

vsupturned

9 2.5

Being in a state of disorder or confusion

refers to a physical lower side facing upward rather than emotional disorder

T

turvy

vsupturned

• Archaic

1 9.9

Turned upside down so the top is at the bottom

focuses on the lower part pointing upward rather than the simple state

I

inverted

vsupturned

4.8

Placed or turned so the top and bottom are swapped

focuses on the bottom facing upwards rather than a full top-bottom reversal

U

upended

vsupturned

4.4

Turned over so the bottom points toward the sky

describes a full top-bottom reversal rather than only lifting one end upward

O

overturned

vsupturned

3.6

Turned so the top is on the bottom

means the bottom now faces upward as a position rather than focusing on action

O

overset

vsupturned

7.0

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

applies generally to any object with the lower side facing upward not just boats

Antonyms

D

downturned

1 4.6

Facing down and often showing sadness

How Inverted

upturned

1 4.5

tilted

2.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology