CAPSIZED Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

capsized

verb

past tense of capsize

as in overturned

to turn on one's side or upside down a huge wave out of nowhere caused our little sailboat to capsize

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Recent Examples of capsized In a separate incident, a small boat capsized off Hardelot, on France's north west coast, late on Wednesday, the Pas-de-Calais prefecture said. — ABC News, 30 July 2026 Authorities have recovered and identified a third person who died after a boat capsized two weeks ago in the San Francisco Bay. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 28 July 2026 News of the body recovery piqued wide interest in light of the sinking of the Volare, a 49-foot three-story vessel that capsized July 14 near Alcatraz. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 25 July 2026 The government of Guyana continued to search its coastal waters Tuesday for dozens of people still missing after a government ferry capsized over the weekend in one of the deadliest disasters to it the South American country. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026 Guyanese Prime Minister Mark Phillips announced on Tuesday, July 21, that 27 bodies had been recovered after the MV Barima capsized and sank on Saturday, July 18, while traveling from the Guyanese capital of Georgetown to Port Kaitumas. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026 Dozens of people were feared dead after the ferry capsized late Saturday. — Reuters, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 Authorities said the vessel, which makes weekly trips to the largely Indigenous communities near Venezuela, capsized near the Pomeroon River. — Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026 The wreckage of a 49-foot cabin cruiser that capsized near Alcatraz Island this week has been located on the floor of San Francisco Bay, as authorities continue searching for two family members still missing after the deadly accident. — James Ward, USA Today, 18 July 2026

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Both saw only 29% of those calls overturned, well below the league average.

— Abby DiSalvo, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
This unjust decision must be overturned by the Supreme Court in its entirety.

— Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of overturned

Verb

Although the market has adapted and prices have remained relatively low considering the historic supply shock during the war, that’s in large part because demand for oil collapsed and China drew down its massive oil stockpiles.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
But he was forced to apologize after his plans to form a subsidiary to run the tournament, which would have opened the door for investors to buy stakes of up to 20% in a spinout firm, collapsed after widespread backlash across the sport.

— Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of collapsed

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The return to form is all the more stunning given that book sales overall are barely rising, and Amazon, which nearly felled Barnes & Noble in the 2010s, is still a threat.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Each measures 500 square feet, with its walls, ceilings, and timber beams made from pine trees felled on site.

— Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of fell

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Sparks upset the Lynx Rae Burrell scored 17 points, and Erica Wheeler had four in a game-ending 8-0 run and the Sparks ended Minnesota’s 10-game winning streak, beating the WNBA-leading Lynx 89-82 on Thursday night.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
In a year where voters upset with the Democratic Party mainstream have propelled outsider candidates to victory across the country, Crowley is hoping to buck the trend in Wisconsin.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

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