COUNTERMAND Synonyms: 164 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of countermand

as in to overturn

formal to cancel (an order) especially by giving a new order Orders to blow up the bridge were countermanded.

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noun

as in veto

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as in mandate

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Recent Examples of countermand

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Advertisement But the Secretary General cannot countermand the nations. — Mark Webber, Time, 24 July 2026 Another said Trump is countermanding the Pentagon, which had made a decision without presidential approval. — Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025 Trump’s Achilles’ heel, where his policies may yet be countermanded by the judicial branch, are his arbitrary tariffs, having their root in a delegation as broad as that for FDR’s National Recovery Administration. — George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2025 What remains will be countermanded at the next change in power, the countermander then adding his or her new round of decrees, and on and on. — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for countermand

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If Patterson's appeal succeeds, the judges could overturn her convictions and order a retrial.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Fierce debate raised the risks of the tax being overturned by the courts.

— Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of overturn

Noun

In 2023, DeSantis issued a surprise veto of a bipartisan bill that would have led the state fleet to purchase more EVs and save taxpayers money.

— Emily L. Mahoney, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
Bill 26-0191 changes the veto and override time requirements for the budget and other bills by providing the council more time to potentially override a mayoral veto, thus giving more power to the council.

— Joseph Landers, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of veto

Noun

The United Nations Security Council backed the plan in November — giving it international legitimacy — with a mandate for the board to oversee the demilitarization and rebuilding of Gaza.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
The American Civil Liberties Union asked the Supreme Court on Monday to review a Texas law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom, arguing the mandate violates students’ and parents’ First Amendment rights.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of mandate

Verb

Town leaders canceled their contract with Flock Safety, saying a legal review found the agreement violated state law.

— Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
The franchise was canceled after a 2006 Texas operation in which Rockwall County assistant district attorney Louis Conradt died by suicide as authorities and the show’s crew closed in on his home.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of cancel

Noun

Still, stakeholders are unsure what effects a veto override will have.

— Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026
Moreover, every decision the AI makes can be audited, explained and subjected to human override, the companys said, noting that full audit and human override are built into its foundation.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of override

Noun

Critics dismissed the polls, held in phases in December and January, as a sham designed to consolidate the military’s grip on power while ostensibly restoring civilian rule.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
For the first time, after decades of brutal Assad rule – by both Bashar al-Assad and his father, Hafez al-Assad before him - the model of impunity in Syria has been broken, even if the penalty is unlikely to ever be carried out.

— Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of rule

Verb

In response to these findings, the Twin Rivers Unified School District voted in January to revoke the school’s charter.

— Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Following the display, Budnik's official recognition was revoked and organizers sought the return of his physical gold medal, according to reports.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of revoke

Noun

The appropriate remedy is congressional overruling of the Marquette case so as to allow the states to regulate loans to their own citizens.

— George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2026
In recent years, the court’s conservative majority overruling of major, longstanding precedents has become a defining feature of Roberts’ tenure.

— Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2025

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