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If you can overturn a rock whose roots are embedded in the depths of ocean, you may hope to turn him from his purpose.
THE WORLD BEFORE THEMSUSANNA MOODIESuch an assertion is not to be credited on any less evidence than what would suffice to overturn the law.
A SYSTEM OF LOGIC: RATIOCINATIVE AND INDUCTIVEJOHN STUART MILLThere was no necessity, as a revolutionist might imagine, to overturn the dynasty.
THE ARENAVARIOUSTheir first trip was marked by an accident—Williams contriving to overturn the boat.
THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT SHELLEY, VOLUME I (OF 2)FLORENCE A. THOMAS MARSHALLReaching the dumping ground, standing between the handles of the wheel-barrow, Alfred attempted to overturn it.
WATCH YOURSELF GO BYAL. G. FIELDThen he tried the same thing with the stern oar, accomplishing about as much as if he had attempted to overturn a rock.
THE PHANTOM OF THE RIVEREDWARD S. ELLISShe tried first to break the Pitcher, and then to overturn it, but it was too strong and too heavy for her.
THE BOOK OF FABLES AND FOLK STORIESHORACE E. SCUDDERThe longer a set of customs and habits has prevailed among a people, the more difficult it is to overturn.
ELEMENTS OF FOLK PSYCHOLOGYWILHELM WUNDTBut there was no obstacle, no barrier, that the man who adored her had not resolved to overturn.
BROTHER JACQUES (NOVELS OF PAUL DE KOCK, VOLUME XVII)CHARLES PAUL DE KOCKThe boat moved off just in time to escape the whirlpool which the vessel produced as it sank, and which threatened to overturn it.
CUORE (HEART)EDMONDO DE AMICISSYNONYM OF THE DAY
SEPTEMBER 19, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO OVERTURN
- abate
- abrogate
- annihilate
- annul
- call off
- cancel
- destroy
- disestablish
- dissolve
- end
- eradicate
- erase
- expunge
- extinguish
- extirpate
- finish
- inhibit
- invalidate
- kill
- negate
- nix
- nullify
- obliterate
- overthrow
- overturn
- prohibit
- put an end to
- put kibosh on
- put the kibosh on
- quash
- repeal
- repudiate
- rescind
- revoke
- scrub
- set aside
- squelch
- stamp out
- subvert
- supersede
- suppress
- terminate
- undo
- vacate
- vitiate
- void
- wipe out
- zap
- abated
- abrogated
- annihilated
- annulled
- called off
- canceled
- destroyed
- disestablished
- dissolved
- ended
- eradicated
- erased
- expunged
- extinguished
- extirpated
- finished
- inhibited
- invalidated
- killed
- negated
- nixed
- nullified
- obliterated
- overthrew
- overturned
- prohibited
- put an end to
- put kibosh on
- put the kibosh on
- quashed
- repealed
- repudiated
- rescinded
- revoked
- scrubbed
- set aside
- squelched
- stamped out
- subverted
- superseded
- suppressed
- terminated
- undid
- vacated
- vitiated
- voided
- wiped out
- zapped
- abating
- abrogating
- annihilating
- annulling
- calling off
- canceling
- destroying
- disestablishing
- dissolving
- ending
- eradicating
- erasing
- expunging
- extinguishing
- extirpating
- finishing
- inhibiting
- invalidating
- killing
- negating
- nixing
- nullifying
- obliterating
- overthrowing
- overturning
- prohibiting
- putting an end to
- putting kibosh on
- putting the kibosh on
- quashing
- repealing
- repudiating
- rescinding
- revoking
- scrubbing
- setting aside
- squelching
- stamping out
- subverting
- superseding
- suppressing
- terminating
- undoing
- vacating
- vitiating
- voiding
- wiping out
- zapping
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.