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upside down

ADJECTIVE
reversed
Synonyms
WEAK
backwards bottom up inside out inverted orderless overturned topsy-turvy vice versa without order wrong side out
upside-down
ADJECTIVE
overturned, inverted
Synonyms
STRONGEST
tangled
WEAK
backward bottom up bottom-side-up confused disordered downside-up haywire helter-skelter in chaos in disarray jumbled mixed-up on head reversed topsy-turvy upended wrong way wrong-side up
Antonyms
WEAK
right-side up

Example Sentences

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Rachel Hewitt, chief executive of MillionPlus, which represents modern universities, said the change from government was "positive", but that the affected students' lives had been "turned upside down".

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Hundreds of signs reading “Enough is Enough” leaned upside down against desks and cabinets.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Among the memorable moments was the reunion of Bauhaus and singer Peter Murphy performing “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” while hanging upside down like a bat.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The Earth appears to us as upside down, with the western Sahara and Iberian peninsula visible to the left and the eastern portion of South America to the right.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“So what are you saying? That we turn our family upside down because of gossip? What was the point of everything we went through if you just want to rip everything apart now?”

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat