OVERTURNING Synonyms

• the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)

• the act of disturbing the mind or body

• cause the downfall of; of rulers

• rule against

• of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle

• a relation of direct opposition

• the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed

• an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

• the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design

• (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction

• turning in the opposite direction

• directed or moving toward the rear

• reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect

• change to the contrary

• turn inside out or upside down

• rule against

• cancel officially

• reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of

• cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

• turn from an upright or normal position

• cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

• turn from an upright or normal position

• place into the hands or custody of

• cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

• move by turning over or rotating

• turn up, loosen, or remove earth

• do business worth a certain amount of money

• cause to move around a center so as to show another side of

• turn from an upright or normal position

• turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse

• think about carefully; weigh

• declare invalid

• cancel officially

• a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command

• cancel officially

• the act of giving temporary assistance

• the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity

• the event of something being raised upward

• a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

• a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill

• a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg

• one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot

• lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building

• plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised

• transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)

• a ride in a car

• the act of raising something

• raise from a lower to a higher position

• take hold of something and move it to a different location

• move upwards

• move upward

• make audible

• cancel officially

• make off with belongings of others

• raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

• invigorate or heighten

• raise in rank or condition

• take off or away by decreasing

• rise up

• pay off (a mortgage)

• take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property

• take illegally

• fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means

• take (root crops) out of the ground

• call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs

• rise upward, as from pressure or moisture

• put an end to

• remove (hair) by scalping

• remove from a seedbed or from a nursery

• remove from a surface

• perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face

• a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device

• the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something

• rule against

• prevail over

• counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)

• ride (a horse) too hard

• rule against

• the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation

• cancel officially

• cancel officially

• the mistake of not following suit when able to do so

• fail to follow suit when able and required to do so

• cancel officially

• fill with revolutionary ideas

• change radically

• change radically

• overthrow by a revolution, of governments

• fill with revolutionary ideas

• cause the downfall of; of rulers

• corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

• destroy property or hinder normal operations

• to raze to the ground, also figuratively

• the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers

• a dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling

• the volume measured in dollars

• the act of upsetting something

• leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

• leave behind empty; move out of

• cancel officially

• cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

• overcome with amazement