COUNTERMANDED Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

countermanded

verb

past tense of countermand

as in overturned

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

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Happ originally was ruled safe at second, but the call was overturned on the Yankees' video challenge.

— CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Mackenzie Shirilla’s legal team is making another bid to get her murder conviction overturned.

— Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026

Definition of overturned

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In Nevada, the same judge who granted Kalshi's injunction reversed course in November, ruling sports contracts are not swaps at all.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
After an initial exodus — and a brief windfall for armored vehicle escorts and private jet operators — the loss of 61,000 residents was quickly reversed.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026

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In fact, the penalty for a first offense is a small fine ($150-300) and your license is revoked for a few months.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
In some cases, the recipients had been flagged by the state's computer systems, but their eligibility was not revoked.

— Renee Anderson, CBS News, 29 July 2026

Definition of revoked

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Gartner has predicted that more than 40% of agentic AI projects will be canceled by the end of 2027, citing escalating costs, unclear value and inadequate risk controls.

— Ravi Palwe, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
The city canceled a visit by code inspectors to examine unpermitted walls in the units, marking the latest setback in a years-long fight for residents to reclaim their building, one of Miami’s largest condo towers.

— Joan Chrissos, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Definition of canceled

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Johns Hopkins University introduced a grade covering policy many years ago, but later repealed it.

— Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Thursday’s party-line vote repealed the national broadcast ownership rule, which bars a single company from reaching more than 39% of US TV households over the public airwaves.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of repealed

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But late last month, a three-judge panel at the California Courts of Appeal overruled that decision, and the five lawsuits are going ahead.

— Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
Ultimately, Martínez-Olguín overruled most of the objections and denied most of the late opt-out requests.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026

Definition of overruled

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But that conviction was dismissed after the revelation that a juror in the trial had not disclosed a domestic violence incident in her own background in order to win a seat on the panel, The Denver Post reports.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Defense attorneys also should not be able to reference the felony charges dismissed after video showed agents’ falsehoods.

— Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of dismissed

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