Synonyms of overriding

overriding 1 of 2

adjective

as in main

coming before all others in importance

the overriding question is how we will pay for this hurricane cleanup

Synonyms & Similar Words

• main
• primary
• predominant
• greatest
• highest
• dominant
• foremost
• key
• first
• leading
• principal
• big
• central
• supreme
• chief
• paramount
• cardinal
• great
• primal
• prior
• sovereign
• overbearing
• overmastering
• master
• premier
• capital
• distinguished
• number one
• outstanding
• No. 1
• top
• major
• preeminent
• important
• grand
• notable
• sovran
• eminent
• arch
• superior
• noteworthy
• signal
• high-level
• senior
• numero uno
• influential
• illustrious
• stellar
• prestigious
• unequalled
• unparalleled
• significant
• incomparable
• noble
• unequaled
• unsurpassed
• momentous
• mighty
• star
• famed
• celebrated
• renowned
• famous
• matchless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• least
• last
• minor
• negligible
• slight
• trivial
• secondary
• unimportant
• insignificant
• subordinate
• inferior
• collateral
• inconsequential
• trifling
• inconsiderable
• subsidiary

overriding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of override

1

as in vetoing

to make (something) no longer valid

Don't let the anticipatory anxiety override your excitement about starting grad school.

Upper management reserves the right to override any decisions made by supervisors.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vetoing
• cancelling
• withdrawing
• suspending
• overruling
• canceling
• retracting
• dismissing
• overturning
• rejecting
• reversing
• invalidating
• avoiding
• nullifying
• repealing
• voiding
• negating
• abolishing
• abrogating
• quashing
• rescinding
• recalling
• countermanding
• annulling
• dissolving
• revoking
• vacating
• aborting
• prohibiting
• striking down
• rolling back
• nulling
• erasing
• forbidding
• abating
• removing
• outlawing
• eliminating
• banning
• disannulling
• calling
• enjoining
• calling off
• disallowing
• dropping
• eradicating
• annihilating
• liquidating
• writing off
• throwing out
• breaking down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• authorizing
• permitting
• allowing
• approving
• passing
• endorsing
• clearing
• warranting
• establishing
• enacting
• ratifying
• sanctioning
• indorsing
• founding
• instituting
• laying down
• validating
• legislating
• prescribing
• commanding
• ordering
• mandating
• legitimizing
• legitimating
• legalizing
• decreeing
• formalizing

2

as in smashing

to knock down and drive over

They overrode the picket fence with their pickup in a hasty but effective escape.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smashing
• stamping
• kicking
• stepping (on)
• running over
• running down
• stomping
• trampling
• squashing
• tramping
• squelching
• mashing
• pulping
• booting
• champing
• tromping
• hoofing