OVERRODE Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

overrode

verb

past tense 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to make (something) no longer valid Don't let the anticipatory anxiety override your excitement about starting grad school.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 overrode 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 Beshear vetoed the 2021 and 2024 changes, but Republican lawmakers overrode him. — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 Tesla has disputed those claims, saying the driver manually overrode the system by pressing the accelerator. — Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 29 June 2026 Days later, Congress overrode the veto. — Nik Popli, Time, 8 June 2026 The House of Representatives again overrode Republican leaders to pass a bill that would authorize billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine and impose sanctions on Russia. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 5 June 2026 This time Reynolds and other conservatives convinced Reagan to veto the initial legislation reversing the decision, but Congress overrode his veto, with support from nearly half of Senate Republicans. — Ronald Brownstein, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026 President Wilson put up a fight, but the lawmakers overrode his veto, and that was that. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026 The company overrode those warnings for commercial reasons. — Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026

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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, whose administration has pursued a more environmentally focused agenda, vetoed some measures outright and parts of others.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Here in California, Democratic governors Jerry Brown and Gavin Newsom both vetoed bills to allow general law cities to adopt RCV.

— Paul Haughey, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of vetoed

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As a result, depth chart battles saw some development, and rookie debuts were stamped.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of stamped

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Jacob Cowing returned a punt for an 83-yard touchdown, Eddy Pineiro kicked a pair of field goals and the San Francisco 49ers beat the Los Angeles Chargers 41-17 on Thursday night in a preseason game.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Turning an electric motor into a launcher Lai kicked things off by explaining that the basic principles behind Auriga’s system were already well established.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

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Campaign finances is a topic among Alaska voters and across the United States this year, as the Supreme Court in June overruled a quarter-century-old decision capping how much parties can spend in coordination with candidates.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
The State Ethics Commission on Monday overruled an administrative law judge who found that two Republican groups with ties to the defunct First Liberty Building & Loan did not violate campaign finance laws.

— David Wickert, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of overruled

Verb

Not the first time This is far from the first incident where brazen criminals have smashed through stores and banks in Maryland to steal cash machines.

— Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
MuMe’s security systems were triggered when the thieves smashed glass display cases in the museum.

— News Desk, Artforum, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of smashed

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Ball recently settled a lawsuit filed by the family of a boy who claimed Ball ran over his foot while driving away from the Spectrum Center after a scrimmage game.

— Julia Coin July 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026
Their teammates ran over the join them in a group hug, relieved to be back in the game.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

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