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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
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as in overrides

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countermands
  1. overturns
  2. overrides
  3. mandates
  4. reverses
  5. vetoes
  6. rules
  7. revokes
  8. repeals
Verb
  • 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
  • Require prompt escalation to the responsible board committee, a corrective-action plan, and clear consequences for unauthorized overrides.
    — Rohan Sharma, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of overrides
Noun
  • First-time rating mandates rose 40%, the highest quarterly total in five years, and Analytics ARR grew 8%.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Addressing that gap may mean some new operational mandates for your communications team.
    — Susan Thomas, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of mandates
Verb
  • However, the new position reverses the hierarchy, with the supervisors reporting to the CEO.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Charging reverses the reaction, converting the rust back into iron so the process can start again.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of reverses
Noun
  • Ford has pledged to bring back bills outgoing Lombardo killed in his record-breaking vetoes, including limiting the number of homes large corporations can buy and giving the state the power to adopt Medicaid negotiated prescription drug prices.
    — Lucia Starbuck, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Democrats picked up 20 seats in the House, effectively barring Republicans from overriding gubernatorial vetoes without the help of Democratic lawmakers.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of vetoes
Noun
  • Jaylen Brown has an 18th-century harp sitting in his living room, and that harp rules.
    — Rembert Browne, Architectural Digest, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Even Disneyland has changed the rules around who can use the fast lanes, and that’s had really weird implications.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of rules
Verb
  • Federal court revokes citizenship On June 8, the DOJ filed a civil complaint seeking to revoke Acosta Torres' naturalization.
    — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • When vulnerabilities are found in shims, Microsoft revokes them.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026
Definition of revokes
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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“Countermands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countermands. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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