COUNTERMANDING Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

countermanding

verb

present participle of countermand

as in overturning

formal to cancel (an order) especially by giving a new order Orders to blow up the bridge were countermanded.

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As well as overturning the 2024 standards, the EPA is proposing to roll back its authority to regulate climate pollution from power plants.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
Kavanaugh wrote an opinion in 2012 overturning the terrorism conviction of a driver and bodyguard for Osama bin Laden.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of overturning

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Now, district and school board officials are considering reversing that rollback in order to raise the district’s levy rate and bring in some extra revenue during the shortfall.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
Bad Bunny and several other artists scored a major win in a copyright lawsuit against them, with a federal judge reversing a previous decision that allowed the case to proceed toward trial.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

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The federal government withheld $160 million in transportation funding after California delayed revoking the licenses.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
The following has zero to do with TCU’s revoking the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s credentials to cover TCU athletic events.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026

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Van Aert’s victory extends his lead over Brennan to 65 points in the uncompetitive green jersey contest, with his only realistic rival, Lidl-Trek’s Mads Pedersen, withdrawing from the race earlier this week.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
The council eventually agreed in May to delay implementation of the minimum wage increase by 18 months in exchange for the business coalition withdrawing the gross receipts measure.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of withdrawing

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On his 71st birthday, Pope Leo XIV gave Vatican workers a raise, repealing pandemic-era salary cuts and frozen pay hikes first imposed under Pope Francis to shore up finances.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
The Council earlier this month approved an ordinance repealing a July measure that directed the city manager to assess living conditions at the apartments and make emergency repairs.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of repealing

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