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 repealed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
  • But that ruling was appealed and overturned during arbitration this week, with Bogan taking home nothing, court records show.
    — Amber Gaudet Updated August 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026
  • For now, Arion has not filed a lawsuit against the NCAA in hopes of having that suspension overturned.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of overturned
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  • Ruiz reversed her block on the land transfer after trustees took a do-over vote, and dismissed the case.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The Sacramento County Board of Education, however, reversed the decision in a close vote.
    — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of reversed
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  • Bond was revoked after the court proceedings on Tuesday, and he was remanded to the Oakland County Jail.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 20 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  • Following the display, Budnik's official recognition was revoked and organizers sought the return of his physical gold medal, according to reports.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 revoked
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  • 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
  • The 2020 and 2021 editions were canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 2025 festival was canceled after a day due to a storm.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of canceled
Verb
  • Being part of a dominant defense was one reason players like Camon withdrew from the NCAA transfer portal.
    — Gerald Thomas III, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Wendy’s withdrew its 2026 financial outlook and cut its quarterly dividend to 7 cents a share.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of withdrew
Verb
  • If the rule is repealed as proposed, those prohibitions will go away.
    — Dan Peck, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • However, the laws were ultimately repealed after being met with massive agitations from farmers and farmer unions, especially from Punjab, Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of repealed
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  • Campaign finances is a topic among Alaska voters and across the United States this year, as the Supreme Court in June overruled a quarter-century-old decision capping how much parties can spend in coordination with candidates.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The State Ethics Commission on Monday overruled an administrative law judge who found that two Republican groups with ties to the defunct First Liberty Building & Loan did not violate campaign finance laws.
    — David Wickert, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of overruled
Verb
  • Fedorov, a popular minister credited with modernizing Ukraine’s armed forces and accelerating the military’s embrace of technology and drone warfare, was dismissed last month after reportedly falling out with the country’s top military commander.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Gonzalez Rogers initially dismissed the case, though the Supreme Court later took it up and ruled that consumers could sue the company.
    — Jeffrey Kopp, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of dismissed
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