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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This decision overturns a 2001 Supreme Court case that declared the limits on party spending to be constitutional.

— Nina Totenberg, NPR, 30 June 2026
Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews’ ruling overturns a June 15 decision by Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher to disqualify the challenger and keep him off the primary ballot.

— Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026

Definition of overturns

Noun

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
The deluge of overrides was seen as a rebuke to Adams, who was frequently at odds with the former council lead by former speaker Adrienne Adams.

— Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2026

Definition of overrides

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Some employees reject return-to-office mandates Jasmine Tucker, vice president of research at the National Women’s Law Center, said return-to-office mandates amid high caregiving costs disproportionately drove women to leave the labor force.

— Rachel Barber, USA Today, 9 July 2026
Worsening the impacts from the supply shortage are the mandates that inflate the costs of building a new home.

— Wayne Winegarden, Oc Register, 9 July 2026

Definition of mandates

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At midnight the housing bill, hailed as the most substantial legislation on housing in decades, will become law, unless Trump reverses course and signs it sooner or vetoes it.

— Jack Harvel July 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
The president might be unable to get the money back if the Supreme Court reverses course and ultimately throws out the verdict, his lawyer said in the Tuesday filing.

— Erik Larson, Fortune, 8 July 2026

Definition of reverses

Noun

DeSantis’ vetoes carved roughly $800 million from the $115 billion state budget the Legislature passed in May, including 140 projects requested by Miami-Dade lawmakers that are worth nearly $88 million, according to a Miami Herald analysis.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
One of his biggest vetoes slashed more more than $225 million for new housing and maintenance of existing facilities requested by the Department of Corrections.

— Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026

Definition of vetoes

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Along with zoning rules, the city is considering changes to regulations governing water use, noise, and economic development agreements.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
The compliance system usage fee would cover enforcement of city contract provisions on contractors, including prevailing wage and living wage rules.

— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of rules

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The Netherlands is the only EU country that automatically revokes the citizenship of its nationals in the event of gaining dual nationality with a non-EU country.

— Colin Millar, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Jamie requests an audience with the families and revokes their letters of banishment.

— Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 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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