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present participle of countermand
Synonyms & Antonyms of countermanding
formal
to cancel (an order) especially by giving a new order
- Orders to blow up the bridge were countermanded.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for countermanding
- abating,
- abolishing,
- abrogating,
- annulling,
- avoiding,
- canceling
- (or cancelling),
- disannulling,
- dissolving,
- invalidating,
- negating,
- nullifying,
- nulling,
- quashing,
- repealing,
- rescinding,
- rolling back,
- striking down,
- vacating,
- voiding
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for countermanding
- allowing,
- approving,
- authorizing,
- clearing,
- endorsing
- (also indorsing),
- permitting,
- sanctioning,
- warranting
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“Countermanding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countermanding. Accessed 29 Nov. 2021.
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