as in to overturn
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 capsize
Large breaking waves can cause injury, wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats near shore.
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Throw in a mosasaur attack that nearly capsizes the boat of a group of researchers and their armed guides.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
Last month, a tour boat with six people aboard that caters to divers capsized and sank in rough weather in the Red Sea near Hurghada.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Small boats, kayaks and paddle boards will be prone to capsizing and should remain off lake waters until conditions improve.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Throw in a mosasaur attack that nearly capsizes the boat of a group of researchers and their armed guides.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
Last month, a tour boat with six people aboard that caters to divers capsized and sank in rough weather in the Red Sea near Hurghada.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Small boats, kayaks and paddle boards will be prone to capsizing and should remain off lake waters until conditions improve.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capsize
Verb
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The case had long been viewed by Palin and other conservatives as a possible vehicle to overturn the 1964 U.S. Supreme Court landmark New York Times v. Sullivan.—
Luc Cohen,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Still to be determined is Vessel’s plan in Glastonbury; the town rejected it, and Vessel won a Superior Court lawsuit to overturn that decision.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
23 Apr. 2025
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The game had barely started when Bentaleb abruptly stopped running, sat down and then collapsed on the ground.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Tommy walks through the burning town and finds Maria, collapsing into her on Main Street, which is littered with dead, human and infected both.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Meditation is something that really keeps me even keeled.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 July 2023
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Throughout the ups and downs for the Chicago Bulls this season, coach Billy Donovan has tried to keep his demeanor even keel for the most part.—
Jamal Collier,
chicagotribune.com,
20 Mar. 2021
Verb
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Gabriel Ebert plays a beloved English teacher, whose charm both attracts and upsets his young students, including striving Beth (Fina Strazza), furious Shelby (Sadie Sink), and the minister’s daughter Raelynn (Amalia Yoo).—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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Bronte looks fabulous in a slinky green dress, but Clayton’s unwelcome arrival upsets her until Clayton manhandles her and Joe beasts out, shoving him into a bookcase and telling him to leave her alone.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Capsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capsize. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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