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upend

verbCommon GRE wordMore U words

to overturn or disrupt completely

In a sentence

Upend in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing upend in a sentence.

The discovery threatened to upend decades of accepted theory.

Synonyms
overturntoppleupset
Antonyms
preservemaintainstabilize
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Questions about “upend

Upend (verb) means to overturn or disrupt completely
Here is upend used in an example sentence: "The discovery threatened to upend decades of accepted theory."
Common synonyms for upend include overturn, topple, upset.
Antonyms of upend include preserve, maintain, stabilize.
Upend is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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