upturned

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adjective

Turned over; inverted; capsized.

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overturnedupsetturnedretroussetip-tiltedshapely
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Meanings

adjectiveupturned (comparative more upturned, superlative most upturned)

comparative more upturned · superlative most upturned

  1. Turned over; inverted; capsized.
  2. Turned up at the end.
  3. Looking upwards, turned upwards.

    Glinda leaned forward and kissed the sweet, upturned face of the loving little girl.

    1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom

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overturnedupsetturned

adjective(used of noses) turned up at the end

Similar
retroussetip-tiltedshapely
Also see
retrousséturnedupset

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From up- + turned.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

underput
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APA

upturned. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upturned

MLA

“upturned.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upturned. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upturned,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upturned.

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