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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countermanded
  1. overturned
  2. reversed
  3. revoked
  4. canceled
  5. withdrew
  6. repealed
  7. overruled
  8. dismissed
Verb
  • If the review yields conclusive evidence that the original call was wrong, it gets overturned — and the coach retains the ability to challenge a second play later in the game.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The tanker overturned and began leaking fuel onto the freeway.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of overturned
Verb
  • Forrester predicts that more than half of layoffs attributed to AI will ultimately be reversed as companies encounter the challenges of replacing human talent prematurely.
    — George Couris, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • But officials determined that Goff’s throwing motion had begun and the play was reversed with the Lions leading 7-0.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of reversed
Verb
  • This was partly inspired by the club’s latest investigations into apparent ‘ticket-touting’, when 1,149 fan accounts were banned, and more were threatened with having their season tickets revoked.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • If so, their pensions benefits could be reduced or even revoked.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of revoked
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  • Netflix has canceled its drama series Sweet Magnolias after five seasons, but its showrunner and one of its lead actresses are also involved in a new show at the streamer.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The romantic drama starring JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Brooke Elliott and Heather Headley has been canceled at Netflix after five seasons.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of canceled
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  • One candidate for the job, Tigers general manager Jeff Greenberg, publicly withdrew from consideration last week.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Ingebrigtsen won the 5,000 on opening night but withdrew from the shorter race, saying his fitness wasn't good enough for two races so close together in the wake of Achilles surgery earlier this year.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of withdrew
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  • At the same time, the agency repealed rules that regulate climate pollution from vehicles, which had been passed under the Biden administration to shift the industry toward hybrid and electric cars and trucks.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
  • None of those leaps repealed the trade-off between cost, weight and strength, but each one moved the curve, leading to today when a rider can buy a combination of light and strong that no amount of money could have purchased a generation ago.
    — Colby Proffitt, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of repealed
Verb
  • Then on Wednesday, Dino overruled his colleague and restored the two senior police officials to their posts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Then on Wednesday, Justice Flávio Dino overruled his colleague and restored the two senior police officials to their posts.
    — MAURICIO SAVARESE, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of overruled
Verb
  • Challenges to Essayli’s position were brought in several criminal cases, with defense lawyers arguing that charges filed under his watch are invalid and should be dismissed.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • One of them, dismissed Sooners quarterback Chris Robison, was the MVP of the 2019 Conference USA championship, Kiffin’s second league title in three seasons.
    — Matt Baker, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of dismissed
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“Countermanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countermanded. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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