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to make (something) no longer valid Don't let the anticipatory anxiety override your excitement about starting grad school.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

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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Newsom vetoed a similar bill last year that also asked for the 15% average salary window.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
California's governor last week vetoed legislation that would have penalized the use of smart glasses to record people without their permission in places like changing rooms, doctor’s offices and other spaces people generally consider private.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of vetoed

Verb

The rest of the Soviet delegation stamped their feet, and even Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko removed and timidly tapped his shoe in solidarity.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026
The community nurse hadn’t even bothered to rewrite it, and the polite doctor simply stamped under her amendments.

— Alicja Turczyk, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of stamped

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The storm battered the coast over the weekend with wind, rain and unusually large waves, which tore apart a historic boardwalk and smashed into coastal homes.

— JAIMIE DING, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
Waves tore apart a historic boardwalk and smashed against coastal homes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of smashed

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Several college football games were altered because of the storm, with six changing their kickoff times and one being canceled entirely.

— Ryan Morik , Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Public school classes were canceled, and residents were urged to wear face masks.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of canceled

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The officer, identified as Official-1, was tied to a military trailer, struck with a shovel and rifle butt, kicked and subjected to other abuse, including injuries to his genitals.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
An initial investigation found that the girl and an adult family member were riding in a wagon pulled by the pony when it got spooked and kicked her, the sheriff's office said.

— Eric Henderson, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of kicked

Verb

Jackson was suspended for striking Bills linebacker Bradley Chubb in the face after the Bills defeated the Rams, 37-34, in overtime on Monday night.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Smythson also collaborated with multidisciplinary studio Fung + Bedford, which created a large-scale installation suspended from the ceiling that’s based on origami designs.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of suspended

Verb

Last October, a Waymo ran over and killed KitKat, beloved longtime denizen of Randa’s Market, a liquor store.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Those who thought the Los Angeles Dodgers and their massive payroll were going to waltz into Milwaukee and run over the Brewers were wrong.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

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