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
The vessel capsized after impact, investigators said.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
The starboard, or right, side of the boat took on extensive damage before the vessel capsized.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
The boat capsized, all 14 people were ejected and three of the girls were found unconscious in the water.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
The boat capsized and three girls were found unconscious in the water.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Upton was a Navy radioman aboard the USS Utah when torpedoes hit the battleship and quickly capsized it, the nonprofit Pacific Historic Parks said in a social media post.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
Wednesday in roughly the same spot where the mens’ boat capsized.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
An adjacent boat had already capsized, and others were in peril.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 26 Dec. 2024
What's New At least eight people, including a child, have been confirmed dead after a speedboat carrying migrants capsized off the eastern Greek island of Rhodes on Friday morning.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
The starboard, or right, side of the boat took on extensive damage before the vessel capsized.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
The boat capsized, all 14 people were ejected and three of the girls were found unconscious in the water.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
The boat capsized and three girls were found unconscious in the water.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Upton was a Navy radioman aboard the USS Utah when torpedoes hit the battleship and quickly capsized it, the nonprofit Pacific Historic Parks said in a social media post.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
Wednesday in roughly the same spot where the mens’ boat capsized.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
An adjacent boat had already capsized, and others were in peril.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 26 Dec. 2024
What's New At least eight people, including a child, have been confirmed dead after a speedboat carrying migrants capsized off the eastern Greek island of Rhodes on Friday morning.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capsized
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Other homes seemed to be abandoned—partially collapsed and overgrown with weeds.—
Chad Murphy,
The Enquirer,
23 Dec. 2024
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Ottoman-era homes in the city's old quarter collapsed.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
23 Dec. 2024
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But within a year, Murder, Inc. was felled by a federal indictment—Gotti and his brother were later cleared of all charges—and struggled to return to chart dominance after rebranding as The Inc. Gotti’s methods were sometimes called into question.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
6 Feb. 2025
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Whether that sudden shift befuddled his opponent is unclear, but just 40 seconds later Shang Zhifa was sprawled on the canvas, felled by a vicious right hand.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
9 Jan. 2025
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Arizona apologized for fans’ derogatory chants directed at BYU after the Cougars upset the No. 19 Wildcats in a wild 96-95 win Saturday night.—
Jenna West,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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The Trojans, the No. 6 seed, upset No. 3 Bellarmine in San Jose.—
Joseph Dycus,
The Mercury News,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Capsized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capsized. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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