overturned
Upside down now
Overturned describes something that has been flipped upside down or knocked over: an overturned truck blocked the highway, overturned boats littered the shore after the storm.
In legal and political contexts, overturned means reversed or invalidated: The Supreme Court overturned the ruling, overturned convictions.
The word implies a previous state of stability or authority that has been upset.
Having dropped down
- collapsedFell inward suddenly
- tippedGave a gratuity
- tumbledFell in disarray
- spilledAccidentally released liquid
flipped · upset · crashed · plunged · rolled · pitched · strewn · scattered
Declared legally void
- vacatedLeft a place empty
- quashedAnnulled or suppressed
- nullifiedMade legally void
- invalidatedMade no longer binding
rescinded · revoked · repealed · set aside · struck down · appealed · overruled · countermanded
Destroyed vessel at sea
- sinkingFalling through water
- submergedBelow water's surface
- hull breachOuter shell compromised
- keelHull's structural base
lifeboat · adrift · flotsam · jetsam · vessel · yacht · sailboat · maritime
Legal system punishing the innocent
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
- wrongful convictionErroneous guilty verdict
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
- retrialFresh court proceeding
innocence · appeal · death row · DNA evidence · freed · released · pardoned · vindicated
Violent governmental overthrow
- regime changeReplacement of governing power
- coupAbrupt seizure of power
- deposedRemoved from authority
- oustedRemoved from position
uprising · rebellion · insurrection · revolt · dethroned · unseated · power shift · collapse
fallen
Having dropped down
spilled · flipped · upset · crashed · plunged · rolled · pitched · strewn · scattered · debris
annulled
Declared legally void
invalidated · rescinded · revoked · repealed · set aside · struck down · appealed · overruled · countermanded · abrogated
shipwreck
Destroyed vessel at sea
- sinkingFalling through water
- submergedBelow water's surface
- hull breachOuter shell compromised
keel · lifeboat · adrift · flotsam · jetsam · vessel · yacht · sailboat · maritime · nautical
miscarriage of justice
Legal system punishing the innocent
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
- wrongful convictionErroneous guilty verdict
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
retrial · innocence · appeal · death row · DNA evidence · freed · released · pardoned · vindicated · cleared
revolution
Violent governmental overthrow
- regime changeReplacement of governing power
- coupAbrupt seizure of power
- deposedRemoved from authority
ousted · uprising · rebellion · insurrection · revolt · dethroned · unseated · power shift · collapse · downfall
- turn overflip, flipped, rotate, rotated, invert
- upside-down thingsflipped, inverted, topsy-turvy, capsized, handstand
- legal defeatsguilty verdict, conviction, appeal denied, motion denied, dismissal
- nullifiedvoided, annulled, invalidated, nullified, rescinded
- rulingsfinal judgment, summary judgment, ruling, final ruling, adjudication
- acquittalsnot guilty, exoneration, cleared, innocence, vindication
overturnedupheld
Affirmed on review
sustained · validated · confirmed · maintained · accepted
overturnedestablished
Formally set up
upheld · stable · secure · intact · undisturbed