UPENDING Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

upending

verb

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present participle of upend

as in defeating

to achieve a victory over the team won the division play-offs, but was upended in the final championship game

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as in erecting

to fix in an upright position we had to upend the sofa in order to fit it into the elevator

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Recent Examples of upending Livermore and Oakland reached 91 degrees, upending Livermore’s previous record of 90 set last year and Oakland’s previous record of 89 set earlier this week. —

Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026 But Iran’s attacks on ships using the strait that are not its own have stopped that supply of oil, even fertilizer, upending those and other markets around the world. —

Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 19 Mar. 2026 Those provisions would take effect immediately upon passage, potentially upending the 2026 midterm elections which will decide who controls the House and Senate. —

Justin Papp, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026 Rising mineral exports curbs across Africa are upending key Chinese supply chains, and as a result sending global commodity prices soaring. —

Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 16 Mar. 2026 But then appeasing tradition and upending it both at once, which certainly is the pragmatic philosophy of Lyric, always is a tricky matter. —

Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026 But the Islamic Republic has rallied, upending the global energy market by halting oil traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, and their drones wreaking havoc on the Gulf countries, sending tourists and investors fleeing. —

Laura Kelly, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2026 The last time Phil Lord and Chris Miller directed a film, Netflix, Amazon and Apple weren’t making movies, COVID hadn’t changed theatergoing habits and the existential threat of AI wasn’t upending the industry. —

Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026 The war, which disrupted shipping via the world's most vital oil export route, has sent oil prices surging, upending global travel, pushing airline tickets on some routes sky-high, and sparking fears of a deep travel slump that could lead to widespread grounding of planes. —

Shivangi Lahiri, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026

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Austin Hays also hit a three-run home run for the Sox, who collected their first win of the season by defeating the Miami Marlins 9-4 in front of 6,515 at loanDepot park.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
New York looked terrific, allowing just a single run over three games, defeating the Giants 7-0, 3-0, and 3-1.

— Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026