Synonyms of overrides

overrides 1 of 2

noun

plural of override

as in vetoes

the doing away with something by formal action

Citizens are advocating for a congressional override of the president's proposal.

Related Words

• vetoes
• repeals
• invalidations
• reversals
• overturns
• avoidances
• countermands
• abolitions
• cancellations
• suspensions
• prohibitions
• withdrawals
• nullifications
• abortions
• negations
• abrogations
• annulments
• rejections
• abolishments
• rescindments
• defeasances
• recalls
• dismissals
• revocations
• abatements
• retractions
• dissolutions
• eliminations
• removals
• disallowances
• liquidations
• forbiddances
• erasures
• eradications

Dissimilar Words

• permissions
• authorizations
• approvals
• ratifications
• clearances
• endorsements
• enactments
• legislations
• institutions
• passings
• validations
• establishments
• legitimations
• legitimizations
• formalizations
• legalizations

overrides

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of override

1

as in cancels

to make (something) no longer valid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

• vetoes
• cancels
• suspends
• withdraws
• overrules
• retracts
• dismisses
• invalidates
• rejects
• reverses
• nullifies
• overturns
• repeals
• avoids
• negates
• voids
• abolishes
• abrogates
• rescinds
• countermands
• dissolves
• revokes
• quashes
• recalls
• annuls
• aborts
• nulls
• erases
• strikes down
• vacates
• forbids
• prohibits
• abates
• rolls back
• removes
• disallows
• bans
• eliminates
• enjoins
• calls
• disannuls
• calls off
• drops
• outlaws
• eradicates
• annihilates
• liquidates
• breaks down
• throws out
• writes off

Dissimilar Words

• allows
• permits
• authorizes
• approves
• endorses
• passes
• warrants
• clears
• establishes
• sanctions
• enacts
• lays down
• ratifies
• institutes
• validates
• founds
• prescribes
• orders
• legislates
• commands
• mandates
• decrees
• legitimizes
• legitimates
• formalizes
• legalizes

2

as in kicks

to knock down and drive over

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

Related Words

• kicks
• smashes
• stamps
• steps (on)
• runs over
• runs down
• tramples
• stomps
• champs
• squashes
• squelches
• mashes
• boots
• tramps
• hoofs
• pulps
• tromps

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overrides

Noun

The deluge of overrides was seen as a rebuke to Adams, who was frequently at odds with the former council lead by former speaker Adrienne Adams. —Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2026

First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro blasted the overrides, saying the proposals are efforts to shift more power to the council and dilute the authority of the mayor’s office. —Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2025

Among all the districts in Maricopa County, Higley has proposed one of the priciest overrides for property owners, equaling $383 a year in property taxes for the average homeowner within district boundaries. —Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025

Some analysts warn that investors may now have to factor in political risk ranging from regulatory intervention to executive overrides. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025

Some contracts restrict agents' flexibility, cut their overrides or tether them to systems that don't support their style of working. —Angela Palo, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025

Verb

The entire plant is complete with storage tanks, remote-control software, and rigorous safety overrides. —Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026

The hearing Friday centered on who has standing to challenge government steps once they have already been taken and whether that standing overrides national security. —Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026

The question is whether DOJ can settle litigation in a way that overrides the tax code’s specific finality rules. —Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026

The massive mall makeover is being done under the Live Local Act, a controversial state law that encourages developers to produce mixed-use projects with affordable housing in exchange for tax incentives and a streamlined process that overrides some local building controls. —Amanda Rosa may 28, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026

The Nvidia app also offers more advanced features than the Control Panel app had, including driver updates and DLSS overrides for using newer upscaling models with games that only natively support older DLSS versions. —Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026

Two ballot measures for Proposition 2 ½ overrides were presented to voters that would have implemented either a $9 million override or an $11 million override. —Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026

The project’s developers sidestepped the city’s 30-foot coastal height limit approved by voters in 1972 through a state density bonus law to encourage affordable housing that apparently overrides local ordinances. —Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026

Heirloom cherry tomatoes have a shorter shelf life than hybrids, but their flavor overrides their shortcomings. —Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2026