COUNTERMANDS Synonyms: 157 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of countermand

as in overturns

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

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noun

plural of countermand

as in overrides

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The decision overturns a Tennessee federal district court ruling that sided with Kalshi, and reaffirms a decision by a federal district court in Ohio that sided with the states’ argument.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Trump has said construction will not move forward unless a federal appeals court overturns a ruling blocking efforts to put his name on the building.

— Mike Stunson, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of overturns

Noun

Organizations must also monitor output quality by risk, human overrides, false results, escalation volume, complaints, model drift and performance across employee groups.

— Michael Tyrimos, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
But over the past few months, investors have started questioning whether valuations have run ahead of the defense industry's ability to ramp up, amid ever-growing order books in an industry known for delays and cost overrides.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of overrides

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The position comes with the power to declare public health emergencies, forcibly quarantine people and set vaccine mandates for illnesses such as chickenpox that fall outside the state Legislature’s framework of seven childhood vaccine mandates.

— Liv Coleman, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026
Creating an independent, nonpartisan Council on Local Mandates to provide legislators with cost estimates for new mandates imposed on cities and towns.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of mandates

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The man rushes to the garage, grabs a crate of tools and a leaf blower and gets back inside the vehicle, which then reverses and drives off.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
According to the data released Tuesday by the Graduate Management Admission Council, the drop reverses two consecutive years of application growth.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of reverses

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The proposal out of Paris and Berlin would erect safeguards against those vetoes so the Commission could act faster.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
The vetoes came on what was the final day the governor could sign or reject bills that passed in the Legislature this year.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of vetoes

Noun

All three said West Point appears to be circumventing the judge's ruling by using a different justification to continue to enforce its speech rules.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
This exploits a loophole in the government's fiscal rules, as money given to these institutions does not count as extra borrowing.

— Ian King, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of rules

Noun

In agreeing to hear the pair of cases, the justices did not disturb the lower court rulings that blocked the repeals for now.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The trash and parking fee repeals might be uniquely attractive to a broad swath of San Diegans in a way that may not translate to competitive bidding changes or even pension reform.

— Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026

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