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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Kaegi has regularly butted heads with board members over their appeals, which often overturned his valuations of big business buildings.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Traffic is flowing again in the northbound lanes of Route 55 in New Jersey after a tractor-trailer overturned in a crash.

— Joe Brandt, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of overturned

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The move, and his later waiving of sanctions, reversed years of American policy and raised alarm in Ukraine and Europe.

— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
Although Flávio retained his lead in the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Lula won their capitals, Brazil’s two largest cities and reversed the first-round result in the city of Rio.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of reversed

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Many restaurants get high As In North Carolina, permits are immediately revoked if a restaurant scores below 70%.

— David Raynor, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026
In 2006, the IRS revoked or moved to revoke the tax-exempt status of 41 credit counseling agencies, including some of the largest, after finding that many were operating more like businesses than charities.

— Lucy Jones, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of revoked

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In July, Cooper withdrew her petition to sponsor Jean Louis' visa, according to documents reviewed by Fox29.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
As that enormous dome thinned through the Holocene, its margin withdrew up onto Baffin Island, and what’s left today is the deflated core of something that was once two miles thick.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of withdrew

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Concerns over fatal accidents involving children helped turn public opinion against the infamous experiment, which Congress repealed within the year.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
The Independent Payment Advisory Board, which was supposed to force automatic Medicare cuts if spending exceeded target growth rates, was repealed in 2018 without ever becoming operational.

— Dana P. Goldman, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of repealed

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The state, which has final say, overruled the DOE and approved 75% of those claims.

— Lizz Giordano, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026
Although the Bankruptcy Court and the district court overruled the Department of Justice’s objection, the department later appealed that decision, leading to this week’s settlement.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of overruled

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The North has denied responsibility for the incident and dismissed Seoul's demand to apologize and remove its remaining mines.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Three weeks before the election, the chairman of Israel’s Central Elections Committee dismissed the case, but the AID Coalition agreed not to buy more blocks on additional flights.

— Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of dismissed

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