Synonyms for overturn
ˌoʊ vərˈtɜrn; ˈoʊ vərˌtɜrn

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1. upset, overturn, turnover(noun)

   the act of upsetting something

   "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed"

   Synonyms:
   disturbance, disorder, employee turnover, perturbation, dollar volume, derangement, turnover, overthrow, turnover rate, swage, upset

2. overturn, upset(verb)

   an improbable and unexpected victory

   "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"

   Synonyms:
   disorder, perturbation, derangement, swage, turnover, overthrow, disturbance, upset

3. overturn, turn over, tip over, tump over(verb)

   turn from an upright or normal position

   "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"

   Synonyms:
   turn, bowl over, bring down, dig, overthrow, vacate, flip, pass, pass on, annul, debate, overrule, reach, roll, lift, rescind, tump over, moot, give, deliberate, override, subvert, repeal, delve, revolutionize, tip over, upset, flip over, turn over, reverse, revoke, consider, revolutionise, knock over, countermand, hand, cut into

4. overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over(verb)

   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"

   Synonyms:
   discomfit, turn, bowl over, bring down, dig, overthrow, vacate, flip, pass, pass on, annul, debate, overrule, reach, boggle, roll, lift, rescind, swage, tump over, moot, flabbergast, give, deliberate, override, subvert, repeal, delve, revolutionize, discompose, tip over, trouble, upset, flip over, turn over, reverse, untune, revoke, disconcert, consider, revolutionise, knock over, disturb, countermand, hand, cut into

5. overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverse(verb)

   rule against

   "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"

   Synonyms:
   turn, bring down, tip over, change by reversal, bowl over, upset, turn over, lift, vacate, annul, overthrow, countermand, subvert, rescind, reverse, invert, revoke, revolutionise, overrule, knock over, revolutionize, override, tump over, repeal, turn back

6. overthrow, subvert, overturn, bring down(verb)

   cause the downfall of; of rulers

   "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"

   Synonyms:
   weaken, land, bowl over, bring down, overthrow, vacate, cut, annul, trim down, lower, demoralise, misdirect, overrule, get down, debase, pervert, demoralize, lift, trim back, trim, counteract, profane, rescind, cut down, tump over, put down, reduce, sabotage, let down, override, subvert, vitiate, repeal, take down, deprave, revolutionize, cut back, tip over, impose, inflict, undermine, upset, turn over, reverse, countermand, revoke, revolutionise, knock over, countermine, visit, debauch, corrupt

7. revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate(verb)

   cancel officially

   "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"

   Synonyms:
   nullify, cabbage, revolutionise, hook, bring down, rise, wind, avoid, quash, hoist, annul, elevate, uprise, resign, empty, abandon, overrule, lift, turn over, nobble, go up, pinch, overthrow, plagiarize, arise, invert, abstract, rescind, bowl over, come up, turn back, bring up, plagiarise, pilfer, filch, change by reversal, give up, purloin, snarf, subvert, repeal, invalidate, override, raise, revolutionize, renounce, sneak, tip over, get up, upset, move up, swipe, reverse, airlift, revoke, rear, tump over, turn, face-lift, knock over, vacate, rustle, void, countermand

8. revolutionize, revolutionise, overturn(verb)

   change radically

   "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe"

   Synonyms:
   bring down, tip over, upset, turn over, lift, vacate, bowl over, overthrow, countermand, subvert, rescind, reverse, annul, revoke, overrule, revolutionise, revolutionize, knock over, override, inspire, tump over, repeal

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1. overturn

   A building, monument, or other structure is demolished when reduced to a shapeless mass; it is razed when leveled with the ground; it is destroyed when its structural unity is gone, whether or not its component parts remain. An edifice is destroyed by fire or earthquake; it is demolished by bombardment; it is ruined when, by violence or neglect, it has become unfit for human habitation. Compare ABOLISH; BREAK.

   Synonyms:
   demolish, destroy, overthrow, raze, ruin

   Antonyms:
   build, construct, create, make, repair, restore

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1. overturn(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   OVERTHROW

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1. List of paraphrases for "overturn":

   overthrow, reverse, subvert, topple, annul, cancel, revoke, invalidate, scupper, overrule, nullify

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How to use overturn in a sentence?

1. Brian Brown:

   We will work to overturn any illegitimate Supreme Court ruling and we will make sure that folks understand that Supreme Court is an illegitimate ruling by Supreme Court.

2. Adam Eidinger:

   This is a big issue and if you are going to overturn an election, you are going to demoralize young Democrats across the country, this isn't some bill that can be butchered behind closed doors.

3. Lindsay Graham:

   If there's a case before him that challenges Roe v. Wade, that he would listen to both sides of the story, apply a test to overturn precedent.

4. Jonathan London:

   Dung has enjoyed a lot of support in the party and among lower ranks of the elite, if anyone were to mount a campaign to overturn this, it would be him.

5. New York-baseddefense attorney Lance Fletcher:

   To me, this motion seems like a good idea because it will not hurt Gawker to make it at this point but it probably won't succeed because it is difficult to overturn are jury verdict and it is unclear how relevant the additional tapes would have been, it seems to a standard motion at this point, but not all that significant.

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