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to make (something) no longer valid Don't let the anticipatory anxiety override your excitement about starting grad school.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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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 overrode The council narrowly supported the motion in a 6-5 vote, but Mayor Robert Harrington overrode it with a veto. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2026 The jury that convicted Lee of capital murder voted 7-5 to recommend a sentence of life without parole, but the trial judge overrode them and sentenced him to death. — CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 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

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Verb

Harrington, who took office July 1, immediately vetoed that decision.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026
Alders approved the measure last month by a 32-15 vote, but Johnson vetoed the ordinance last week.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of vetoed

Verb

Instead, his team developed SynthID, an imperceptible, incorruptible digital watermark now stamped to anything generated by Google AI, but also OpenAI, Nvidia, Kakao, and, soon, Apple.

— Daniel Varghese, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of stamped

Verb

After discussing the safety measures and hearing from those in attendance, Hall and Lett withdrew to discuss the vote over the phone with Eastern Commissioner Jamey Cope, who was absent for a conference.

— Glory Reitz, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Two other Democrats with virtually no name recognition withdrew after the primary despite being in line to advance.

— Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

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At the hospital, a nurse said Blair kicked her in the chest, according to the document.

— Meriam Bouarrouj, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
The officer was tied to a military trailer, beaten with a shovel and rifle butt, kicked and subjected to other abuse, including injuries to his genitals, according to prosecutors.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of kicked

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Newsom had denied a previous decision granting parole to Van Houten but was overruled by an appellate court.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
But, an hour before the midnight deadline for her execution was due to expire, the US Supreme Court overruled the stay, and prison officials went ahead with the process.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of overruled

Verb

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

Verb

McColley pushed Parente out onto the street and stomped his boot in the victim’s face five times, crushing Parente’s head into the pavement before fleecing his pockets and fleeing, according to the criminal complaint.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026
Letter writers recalled how Paden saved his father’s life when a cow nearly stomped him to death in a field, after the elder Paden came between the cow and her calf.

— Glenn Rice, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

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