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to make (something) no longer valid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

Start logging inputs and outputs, human overrides, and a few business KPIs tied to each automation—time saved, error rate, customer impact—in your system of record. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Feb. 2026

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

Verb

What happens when data conflicts, an approval is delayed or someone overrides the system? — Robert Kramer, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

For months, many North County leaders have criticized and tried to blunt the impacts of a new state law that overrides local zoning to allow high-rise housing near transit stops. — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026

The central issue in the case, filed by Missouri resident James Durnell, is who decides what should appear on a pesticide or insecticide label—and whether a federal law overrides state claims. — Carrie Johnson, NPR, 25 June 2026

Adverse weather overrides general mow timing guidelines. — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 23 June 2026

Some of those drugs, such as a class that overrides the body’s natural limit on muscle growth, are already banned by WADA. — Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026

Spielberg has spent time thinking about telepathy and mind control, about Catholic and other strains of religious mysticism, about the ways our capacity for cruelty sometimes overrides our impulse toward generosity. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 9 June 2026

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