OVERRIDDEN Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

overridden

verb

past participle of override

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to make (something) no longer valid Don't let the anticipatory anxiety override your excitement about starting grad school.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.

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to knock down and drive over They overrode the picket fence with their pickup in a hasty but effective escape.

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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

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Beshear vetoed that bill, which included a provision to reinstate tighter spending controls, but the legislature overrode his veto.

— Alex Acquisto, ProPublica, 30 July 2026
The governor then vetoed them, a move that surprised even the lawmakers who backed the legislation.

— Elle Meyers, CBS News, 29 July 2026

Definition of vetoed

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Ironically, the information sheets are stamped with the CDC's logo - as required by law - even though Amherst Pediatrics has explicitly directed patients away from the CDC.

— Karen Brown, NPR, 30 July 2026
These gifts work because the personalization is functional and discreet, not a logo stamped onto an ordinary object.

— Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of stamped

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Every dollar in those accounts may eventually be subject to ordinary income taxes when withdrawn, subject to the rules that apply to the account.

— Joel Barjenbruch, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Those letters are now likely being withdrawn across Europe with the Wales federation the first to announce its reversal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of withdrawn

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Security video of the early April 9 morning burglary shows three men entered the business through a broken window, smashed the machines with sledge hammers and pried out the boxes while a fourth man acted as lookout, the report said.

— Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Harper, on his final night as a first baseman this season, smashed a two-run homer into the bushes beyond the center-field wall.

— Matt Gelb, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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Gartner has predicted that more than 40% of agentic AI projects will be canceled by the end of 2027, citing escalating costs, unclear value and inadequate risk controls.

— Ravi Palwe, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
The city canceled a visit by code inspectors to examine unpermitted walls in the units, marking the latest setback in a years-long fight for residents to reclaim their building, one of Miami’s largest condo towers.

— Joan Chrissos, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Definition of canceled

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While Camille Johnston fights to keep her job as the Ray County prosecutor, the Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys has already kicked her out of the organization.

— Laura Bauer July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
And Rocket Lab’s satellite control team kicked into gear for around-the-clock operations.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026

Definition of kicked

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Last fiscal year’s results were even lower than 2020, when business was suspended for about a third of the year by the COVID-19 pandemic.

— Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 31 July 2026
In the tumult, Italy temporarily suspended its open-border Schengen agreement with Spain, re-imposing border controls for air and sea.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026

Definition of suspended

Verb

But most imperative of all was Blade Tidwell, who allowed two runs over a career-high five innings and featured a six-pitch mix — technically five, in his assessment.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
The Genesis Mission project is planned to run over the coming months.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

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