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past participle of override
Synonyms & Antonyms of overridden
1
to make (something) no longer valid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 & Near Synonyms for overridden
- abated,
- abolished,
- abrogated,
- annulled,
- avoided,
- canceled
- (or cancelled),
- disannulled,
- dissolved,
- invalidated,
- negated,
- nulled,
- nullified,
- quashed,
- repealed,
- rescinded,
- rolled back,
- struck down
- (also stricken down),
- vacated,
- voided
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for overridden
2
to knock down and drive over
- They overrode the picket fence with their pickup in a hasty but effective escape.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for overridden
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