OVERRIDE Synonyms: 150 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of override

as in veto

the doing away with something by formal action Citizens are advocating for a congressional override of the president's proposal.

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to make (something) no longer valid Don't let the anticipatory anxiety override your excitement about starting grad school.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

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

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But using override authority allowed under Alabama law, the judge in the case sentenced Lee to death. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 11 June 2026 Judges could override life or death verdicts with judicial override, the report said, but in 92% of overrides Alabama judges imposed the death penalty. — Nina Giraldo, CNN Money, 9 June 2026

Verb

Beshear vetoed the 2021 and 2024 changes, but Republican lawmakers overrode him. — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 Kalshi lost an attempt to override New York’s state gambling laws yesterday, with a federal judge rejecting the prediction market operator’s request to prevent enforcement of the rules. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for override

Recent Examples of Synonyms for override

Noun

Others became law without Kelly’s signature or were enacted over her veto by Republicans in the House and Senate.

— Matthew Kelly July 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
DeSantis’ vetoes carved roughly $800 million from the $115 billion state budget the Legislature passed in May, including 140 projects requested by Miami-Dade lawmakers that are worth nearly $88 million, according to a Miami Herald analysis.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

Definition of veto

Verb

Meyer goes for five after All-Star news Pitcher Max Meyer got the start for Miami, allowing four hits and two runs over five innings.

— Tyler M. Carmona, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
The Dodge ran over a stop sign, reversed into a tree and traveled up a front yard before coming to a stop, the statement said.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

Definition of run over

Noun

The loss of those credits, combined with the administration’s repeal of tailpipe emissions rules, will significantly slow EV uptake in the US, Energy Innovation projects.

— Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
For defenders, a subsidy regime this complex is vulnerable not only to broad repeal, but to administrative friction.

— Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of repeal

Verb

Women are stepping back from leadership roles, withdrawing from opportunities, and quietly losing trust in their own judgment in response to a biological event nobody told them was biological.

— Dr. Sarah Berg, Time, 9 July 2026
After other State Department officials clarified that position, Dutch authorities withdrew the authorization while Machado’s aircraft was already in flight, forcing it to return.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

Definition of withdraw

Verb

Moghal said she was contacted by StubHub and told her tickets would remain canceled, then was later told the tickets would be available one hour before the game.

— Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Last night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz abruptly canceled a public event to hold an emergency security meeting.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 July 2026

Definition of cancel

Verb

The Marlins smashed 12 home runs against the A’s, their most ever in a three-game series.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Djokovic became so frustrated that he was given a code violation warning for smashing a racket, before eventually hauling himself over the line.

— Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 July 2026

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