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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But when the studio overturns the casting decision, her search for answers spirals into obsession, blurring the line between ambition, performance and reality.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
If the state’s highest court overturns Green’s ruling, the court will also have to weigh whether the new map can be used in the November election.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of overturns

Noun

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
Start logging inputs and outputs, human overrides, and a few business KPIs tied to each automation—time saved, error rate, customer impact—in your system of record.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Feb. 2026

Definition of overrides

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Beyond the architecture, the Costa Rican government mandates that 70 percent of the peninsula’s dry tropical forest remains protected—paradise will not be paved.

— Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026
Malone, who was a vocal critic of vaccine mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic, did pin some blame on falling trust in the scientific establishment for the slight downtick in inoculations.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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El Niño reverses these conditions, driving higher rainfall over western South America and lower rainfall over Indonesia and northern Australia.

— John P. Rafferty, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026
On Friday, the United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the NCAA a stay in an order that reverses a Colorado judge’s recent decision granting players from the class of 2022 one last season of eligibility in the upcoming academic year.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of reverses

Noun

Their responsibilities include passing bills, setting levels for state spending, raising and lowering taxes and voting to uphold or override vetoes.

— The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
The president has endorsed state Senate President Ty Masterson, who sometimes overrode Kelly’s vetoes, for the GOP nomination.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of vetoes

Noun

Landlords and billing firms argue RUBS promotes conservation and recoups rising costs, even as studies, regulators and a recent legal settlement push for submetering and stronger transparency rules.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
But the court’s unsigned emergency ruling injects new uncertainty about voting rules in Georgia a little more than two months before the midterms.

— Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 26 Aug. 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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