Thesaurus:upside down
English
Adverb
Sense: inverted, so that the top is now at the bottom
Synonyms
- downside up
- reverse (rare)
- topsy-turvy
- up so down
- upside down
- upsidown (obsolete)
- upsy-down (dialect)
Antonyms
- right-side up
- rightways
Hyponyms
- arse over tip (British, vulgar, idiomatic)
- arse over tit (British, vulgar, idiomatic)
- ass over teakettle (American, vulgar, idiomatic)
- base over apex (idiomatic)
- head over heels (idiomatic)
Hypernyms
Further reading
- “14. contrariety” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “upside down” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.