overturn
English Thesaurus
1. an improbable and unexpected victory (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | success, |
| definition | : | an attainment that is successful (noun.act) |
2. the act of upsetting something (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | inversion, upending, |
| definition | : | turning upside down; setting on end (noun.act) |
3. change radically (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
4. rule against (verb.cognition)
| hypernym | : | decree, rule, |
| definition | : | decide with authority (verb.cognition) |
5. cancel officially (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | cancel, strike down, |
| definition | : | declare null and void; make ineffective (verb.social) |
6. turn from an upright or normal position (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | turn, |
| definition | : | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | upend, |
| definition | : | become turned or set on end (verb.motion) |
7. cause to overturn from an upright or normal position (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | displace, move, |
| definition | : | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion) |
8. cause the downfall of; of rulers (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | depose, force out, |
| definition | : | force to leave (an office) (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | revolutionize, |
| definition | : | overthrow by a revolution, of governments (verb.social) |
9. an improbable and unexpected victory (noun.act)
| derivation | : | upset, |
| definition | : | defeat suddenly and unexpectedly (verb.competition) |
10. the act of upsetting something (noun.act)
11. change radically (verb.change)
| derivation | : | revolution, |
| definition | : | a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving (noun.event) |
12. rule against (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | reversal, |
| definition | : | a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside (noun.act) |
13. cancel officially (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | recission, rescission, |
| definition | : | (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | vacation, |
| definition | : | the act of making something legally void (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | revocation, |
| definition | : | the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | countermand, |
| definition | : | a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | reversible, |
| definition | : | capable of being reversed (adj.all) |
14. turn from an upright or normal position (verb.motion)
15. cause the downfall of; of rulers (verb.social)
| derivation | : | overthrow, |
| definition | : | the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | subversion, subversive activity, |
| definition | : | the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government (noun.act) |
16. an improbable and unexpected victory (noun.act)
| derivation | : | upset, |
| definition | : | defeat suddenly and unexpectedly (verb.competition) |
17. the act of upsetting something (noun.act)
18. change radically (verb.change)
| derivation | : | revolution, |
| definition | : | a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving (noun.event) |
19. rule against (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | reversal, |
| definition | : | a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside (noun.act) |
20. cancel officially (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | recission, rescission, |
| definition | : | (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | vacation, |
| definition | : | the act of making something legally void (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | revocation, |
| definition | : | the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | countermand, |
| definition | : | a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | reversible, |
| definition | : | capable of being reversed (adj.all) |
21. turn from an upright or normal position (verb.motion)
22. cause the downfall of; of rulers (verb.social)
| derivation | : | overthrow, |
| definition | : | the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | subversion, subversive activity, |
| definition | : | the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government (noun.act) |
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