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Defenition of the word overturn

    • Defenition of the word overturn

      • rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
      • cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"
      • cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"
      • turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"
      • an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"
      • annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"
      • change radically; "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe"
      • the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"
      • annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
      • turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"
      • 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"
      • cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"
      • an improbable and unexpected victory
      • the act of upsetting something
      • change radically
      • rule against
      • cancel officially
      • turn from an upright or normal position
      • cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
      • cause the downfall of; of rulers

    Synonyms for the word overturn

      • abolish
      • annul
      • bowl over
      • bring down
      • cancel
      • capsize
      • countermand
      • invalidate
      • knock over
      • lift
      • override
      • overrule
      • overthrow
      • repeal
      • rescind
      • reverse
      • revoke
      • revolutionize
      • throw out
      • tip over
      • topple
      • turn over
      • turnover
      • upend
      • upset

    Similar words in the overturn

      • overturn
      • overturned
      • overturning
      • overturns

    Hyponyms for the word overturn

      • capsize
      • go back on
      • renege
      • renege on
      • renegue on
      • revolutionize
      • turn turtle
      • turtle
      • upend

    Hypernyms for the word overturn

      • alter
      • cancel
      • change
      • decree
      • depose
      • displace
      • force out
      • inversion
      • modify
      • move
      • rule
      • strike down
      • success
      • turn
      • upending

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