Synonyms for
Overturn
Definition
To turn something over, or to reverse a decision or outcome.
Synonyms & similar words
revolutionize
turnover
tipover
repeal
overthrow
countermand
upset
knockover
bringdown
annul
tumpover
subvert
overrule
override
reverse
vacate
revolutionise
rescind
revoke
lift
bowlover
flip
upset
capsize
reverse
nullify
cancel
invalidate
invalidate
negate
outlaw
overrule
quash
repeal
rescind
revoke
topple
tumble
upend
invalidate
void
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- overturn a decision
- overturn a conviction
- overturn a verdict
- overturn a ruling
- overturn a car
- overturn a boat
- overturn the table
Word family
Usage note
Primarily used in legal contexts to mean to reverse a decision or judgment. Can also refer to physically tipping something over.
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Example sentences
- The strong wind caused the boat to overturn.
- The judge may overturn the previous decision.
- The runner was disqualified for overturning a hurdle.
- I had to overturn my suitcase to find my missing sock.
- The football game was overturned due to a technicality.
Quotes
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. -Nelson Mandela
The best way to predict your future is to create it. -Abraham Lincoln
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. -Winston Churchill