upend
Flip to reverse orientation
To upend something is to turn it on its end or flip it over: She upended the jar to drain the last drops.
More often figurative—to upend is to overturn or disrupt dramatically: The scandal upended his campaign, New technology upended the industry.
The image is of something stable suddenly tipped over.
Quick turning motion
upturn · overbalance · keel · tumble · spill · pitchpole · somersault · upset
Cause to fall
- oustRemove from position
- dethroneRemove from sovereignty
- deposeRemove from authority
- unseatRemove from position
subvert · undermine · revolution · coup · rebel · insurrection · mutiny · usurp
Change something fundamentally
- reinventRadically change something existing
- reshapeGive different form
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- reimagineEnvision in altered form
remake · reform · restructure · redefine · rethink · disrupt · innovate · modernize
Make unsteady or insecure
- unsettleCause unease or anxiety
- dislocateShift from proper position
- disorderAbsence of organization
- disarrangeTo disturb order
disturb · interrupt · disorganize · interfere · obstruct · derail · upset · throw
Turn to opposite
- turnaboutComplete change of direction
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
- about-faceFull directional reversal
- flip-flopSudden change of position
pivot · switch · inversion · transpose · reversion · volte-face · backtrack · U-turn
flip
Quick turning motion
topple · upturn · overbalance · keel · tumble · spill · pitchpole · somersault · upset · tilt
topple
Cause to fall
unseat · subvert · undermine · revolution · coup · rebel · insurrection · mutiny · usurp · supplant
revolutionize
Change something fundamentally
- reinventRadically change something existing
- reshapeGive different form
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
reimagine · remake · reform · restructure · redefine · rethink · disrupt · innovate · modernize · breakthrough
destabilize
Make unsteady or insecure
disarrange · disturb · interrupt · disorganize · interfere · obstruct · derail · upset · throw · jolt
reverse
Turn to opposite
- turnaboutComplete change of direction
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
- about-faceFull directional reversal
flip-flop · pivot · switch · inversion · transpose · reversion · volte-face · backtrack · U-turn · shift