Synonyms of overridden

overridden

verb

past participle of override

1

as in vetoed

to make (something) no longer valid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.

Related Words

• vetoed
• withdrawn
• canceled
• suspended
• overruled
• retracted
• dismissed
• repealed
• reversed
• invalidated
• overturned
• rejected
• voided
• nullified
• avoided
• negated
• rescinded
• abrogated
• abolished
• countermanded
• revoked
• quashed
• annulled
• struck down
• dissolved
• recalled
• vacated
• aborted
• abated
• erased
• nulled
• rolled back
• prohibited
• forbidden
• removed
• outlawed
• disannulled
• banned
• eliminated
• called off
• disallowed
• dropped
• called
• enjoined
• eradicated
• annihilated
• liquidated
• written off
• thrown out
• broken down

Dissimilar Words

• approved
• authorized
• permitted
• allowed
• passed
• endorsed
• sanctioned
• cleared
• warranted
• enacted
• ratified
• established
• laid down
• instituted
• founded
• validated
• legislated
• prescribed
• ordered
• mandated
• decreed
• commanded
• legitimized
• legitimated
• formalized
• legalized

2

as in stamped

to knock down and drive over

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

Related Words

• stamped
• stepped (on)
• smashed
• kicked
• run over
• stomped
• trampled
• run down
• squelched
• squashed
• champed
• mashed
• tramped
• booted
• pulped
• tromped
• hoofed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overridden

Kelly supports transgender rights, but GOP lawmakers have overridden her vetoes three of the last four years. — John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026

In nearly every instance, the Council has overridden him, forcing the measures into law over his objection. — Arkansas Online, 6 Jan. 2025