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to make (something) no longer valid Don't let the anticipatory anxiety override your excitement about starting grad school.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

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
The governor then vetoed them, a move that surprised even the lawmakers who backed the legislation.

— Elle Meyers, CBS News, 29 July 2026

Definition of vetoed

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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
These gifts work because the personalization is functional and discreet, not a logo stamped onto an ordinary object.

— Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of stamped

Verb

The council kicked the resolution to the Ordinance Committee in July after members couldn’t decide on the specifics.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Defender Luis Reyes kicked at the head of Maxime Crépeau in the 49th minute after Crépeau went to ground to cover the ball.

— Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026

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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
But late last month, a three-judge panel at the California Courts of Appeal overruled that decision, and the five lawsuits are going ahead.

— Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 July 2026

Definition of overruled

Verb

Security video of the early April 9 morning burglary shows three men entered the business through a broken window, smashed the machines with sledge hammers and pried out the boxes while a fourth man acted as lookout, the report said.

— Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Harper, on his final night as a first baseman this season, smashed a two-run homer into the bushes beyond the center-field wall.

— Matt Gelb, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of smashed

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That was broken up by Owens, who stomped Gunther and then caught him with a big clothesline.

— Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Ten members of a Pennsylvania high school football team, including several coaches, face charges after a player was allegedly stomped with cleats, and jabbed in the buttocks with a broomstick.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

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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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