overturning
Reversing a decision
Overturning is the act of reversing, invalidating, or upending something established.
Courts overturn previous rulings; revolutions overturn governments.
The word also applies literally to physical upset: The overturning of the canoe dumped us into the lake.
In legal and political contexts, overturning often signals a dramatic shift in precedent or power.
Declared void from start
- reversalComplete change of direction
- appealFormal review request
- rescindFormally cancel or withdraw
- invalidateMake null or void
repeal · revocation · nullify · vacate · overrule · quash · abrogate · countermand
Cause to fall
- oustRemove from position
- dethroneRemove from sovereignty
- deposeRemove from authority
- unseatRemove from position
coup · regime · downfall · fall · collapse · tumble · upend · knock-down
Disturb, topple, or shock
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
- shake-upSudden structural overhaul
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
disarray · transformation · overhaul · sea-change · revolution · upending · destabilization · disruption
Organized resistance to power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- mutinyRevolt against authority
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
insurgency · sedition · resistance · subversion · defiance · dissent · protest · coup
annulment
Declared void from start
invalidate · repeal · revocation · nullify · vacate · overrule · quash · abrogate · countermand · retract
topple
Cause to fall
unseat · coup · regime · downfall · fall · collapse · tumble · upend · knock-down · destabilize
upset
Disturb, topple, or shock
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
- shake-upSudden structural overhaul
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
chaos · disarray · transformation · overhaul · sea-change · revolution · upending · destabilization · disruption · disorder
revolt
Organized resistance to power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- mutinyRevolt against authority
revolution · insurgency · sedition · resistance · subversion · defiance · dissent · protest · coup · guerrilla
capsize
Overturn in water
swamp · sink · hull · lifeboat · maritime · nautical · buoyancy · seaworthy · adrift · righting
- Maritime Disastersshipwreck, sinking, capsizing, foundering, drowning
- rulingsfinal judgment, summary judgment, ruling, final ruling, adjudication
- vehicle mishapscollision, crash, rollover, jackknife, skid
- muddlingmuddling, jumbling, scrambling, mixing up, disarranging
- ocean circulationocean current, currents, conveyor belt, global circulation, Gulf Stream
- undoundo, undo button, backtrack, revert, reverse
overturningupholding
Continuing to support
affirming · sustaining · validating · confirming · maintaining
overturningrighting
Correcting or straightening
uprighting · stabilizing · steadying · restoring · balancing
overturningpreserving
Protecting from deterioration
maintaining · upholding · reinforcing · entrenching · establishing
turn, turning, turned, overthrow, turns, overturn, overturned, overthrown, overthrowing