upside down

up·side down

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhp-sahyd doun]
- /ˈʌpˌsaɪd daʊn/
- /ˈʌp.saɪd daʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhp-sahyd doun]
- /ˈʌpˌsaɪd daʊn/

Definitions of upside down words

adverb upside down with the upper part undermost. 1
adverb upside down in or into complete disorder; topsy-turvy: The burglars turned the house upside down. 1
adjective upside down the wrong way up 1
adjective upside down muddled 1
adverb upside down into chaos, into a muddle 1
adverb upside down If something has been moved upside down, it has been turned round so that the part that is usually lowest is above the part that is usually highest. 0

See all 18 definitions of upside down

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Origin of upside down

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; re-formation (see upside) of Middle English upsedoun, earlier up so doun (see up, so1, down1; sense of so obscure)

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Parts of speech for Upside down

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Upside down

upside down popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

upside down usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for upside down

adv upside down

backwards — If you move or look backwards, you move or look in the direction that your back is facing.
contra — against
contrarily — in a perverse or obstinate manner
contrariwise — from a contrasting point of view; on the other hand
conversely — You say conversely to indicate that the situation you are about to describe is the opposite or reverse of the one you have just described.

adj upside down

inside-out — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.

adjective upside down

capsized — Simple past tense and past participle of capsize.
inverted — to turn upside down.
luxated — Simple past tense and past participle of luxate.
muddled — to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
orderless — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.

adverb upside down

oppositely — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.

All 14 Synonyms of upside down