OVERRULED Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

overruled

verb

past tense of overrule

as in rejected

to decide that (something or someone) is wrong; to rule against (something or someone) The judge overruled the objection. His conviction was overruled by the supreme court.

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Recent Examples of overruled Regents overruled a faculty task force, which had found the tests to be predictive of college success across demographics and recommended keeping them. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 This was then overruled by the Court of Cassation in November 2025, which referred the case back to the Court of Appeal. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 July 2026 This was the 10th goal overruled by VAR thus far in the World Cup. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that Congress overruled Dred Scott with the 1866 Civil Rights Act and the 14th Amendment. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2026 But an appeals court effectively overruled that decision in an opinion written by current Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor. — Matt Baker, New York Times, 1 July 2026 The Colorado Supreme Court also overruled the Title Board on two other initiatives that changed the commission and map in one measure. — Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 30 June 2026 The therapist tried to have the patient placed on a hold, but that decision was overruled by the local hospital. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 25 June 2026 The judge also overruled any further objections from the defense regarding Blankenship’s testimony on the matter. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026

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In June, a federal judge ordered Baldoni and his production company to pay Lively’s attorney fees related to his unsuccessful defamation lawsuit against her, but rejected her bid for additional damages.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
More than any other aspect, the hydration breaks have demonstrated that simply creating more commercial opportunities does not necessarily create better marketing as fan discussion has overwhelmingly rejected the match breaks.

— Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of rejected

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Jason Melara’s attorney, Andrew Stein, asked the two murder charges be dismissed, telling Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Curtis Rappe there was no evidence his client pointed a gun at Aguilar.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
In 2023, researchers at MIT and elsewhere proposed that the bright white chunks scattered throughout Roman concrete—known as lime clasts and long dismissed as evidence of incomplete mixing—could help explain the material’s self-healing properties.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 11 July 2026

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Graf denied a defense request to force Robinson's partner to travel from Texas to testify in person.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Historically, the Catholic Church had denied religious funerals inside its houses of worship as well as traditional burials for those who died in this way.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

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But the breaking point came when his wife refused to let their young children near any of his half-century-old vehicles, which lacked air bags and the safety features standard in even the cheapest modern cars.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 July 2026
The driver refused to comply with the officer’s commands and barricaded himself inside the home.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

Definition of refused

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For decades, the Supreme Court had all but ignored the 2nd Amendment, viewing it as a somewhat outdated provision involving militias, akin to the 3rd Amendment.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
As the message was written in Portuguese, Lopes initially ignored it before Aguas followed up again a few months later, this time in English.

— Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 July 2026

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