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 repealed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
  • The union argued the March judgment is still in effect because no court has put it on hold or overturned it.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
  • The restrictions were overturned late last month following weeks of discussions that led to Anthropic creating additional cybersecurity safeguards for its technology.
    — Lorelei Smillie, Fortune, 9 July 2026
Definition of overturned
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  • Over the last decade, China reversed its brain drain, luring thousands of skilled workers back home to help fuel its rise as a technology powerhouse.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 15 July 2026
  • Some conditions that cause hydrangeas to die can be reversed if caught and corrected quickly.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 15 July 2026
Definition of reversed
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  • In North Carolina, permits are immediately revoked if a restaurant scores below 70%.
    — Eva Flowe July 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
  • After this article was published, the Department of Homeland Security’s media office sent a statement listing the criminal histories of Morffi and Rodriguez and explaining that their green cards were revoked due to their crimes.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Definition of revoked
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  • Broiling conditions have severely tested the continent’s infrastructure, with some trains delayed or cancelled as extreme temperatures risk warping the metal tracks.
    — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
  • During his years in exile, Osip Mandelstam was denied the right to work for any publication or publishing house; translation jobs were cancelled, his writing went unpublished.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Definition of canceled
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  • The appearance came several months after Roy withdrew from the Berlin Film Festival over its refusal to comment on Gaza.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 July 2026
  • That overperformance by the Democratic candidate held true in every state polled other than Maine, where the poll was conducted before Graham Platner withdrew from the race following a rape accusation.
    — Caroline Soler, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of withdrew
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  • Its sales tax holiday was officially repealed in 2024, and the state has not held a tax-free holiday since.
    — Courtney Johnston, PC Magazine, 14 July 2026
  • Growing concerns around the risks of social media to young people have reignited a discussion on and around Capitol Hill about whether Section 230 should be reformed or repealed.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of repealed
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  • Regents overruled a faculty task force, which had found the tests to be predictive of college success across demographics and recommended keeping them.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • This was then overruled by the Court of Cassation in November 2025, which referred the case back to the Court of Appeal.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 July 2026
Definition of overruled
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  • Jason Melara’s attorney, Andrew Stein, asked the two murder charges be dismissed, telling Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Curtis Rappe there was no evidence his client pointed a gun at Aguilar.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • In 2023, researchers at MIT and elsewhere proposed that the bright white chunks scattered throughout Roman concrete—known as lime clasts and long dismissed as evidence of incomplete mixing—could help explain the material’s self-healing properties.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 11 July 2026
Definition of dismissed
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