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 Then on Wednesday, Dino overruled his colleague and restored the two senior police officials to their posts. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026 Then on Wednesday, Justice Flávio Dino overruled his colleague and restored the two senior police officials to their posts. — Mauricio Savarese, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026 But in 2024, the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals overruled the administrator, approving the special use permit for the shop by a 3-2 vote. — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026 However, the overall market pullback and our desire to hold more cash overruled our patience. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026 The city has overruled the Airport Land Use Commission before — particularly to allow taller buildings than recommended in Little Italy, Bankers Hill and other neighborhoods in the transition zone for San Diego International Airport. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2026 The new complaints allege that recommendation was overruled by the company's global affairs team, led by veteran political strategist Lehane, which is responsible for public relations, public policy and political relationships. — Shannon Bond, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026 When one of them challenged the order, a CDC medical officer recommended rescinding it, but Kennedy overruled that recommendation. — Debra Houry, STAT, 28 Aug. 2026 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

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This strategy also helps employers get to know phenomenal candidates whose applications are going to accidentally be rejected by the ATS and AI systems.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
The Alliance rejected accusations of greenwashing at the time, saying its mandate was to identify scalable collection, sorting and recycling solutions and that projects operating at the edge of commercial viability would not all succeed.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of rejected

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Challenges to Essayli’s position were brought in several criminal cases, with defense lawyers arguing that charges filed under his watch are invalid and should be dismissed.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
One of them, dismissed Sooners quarterback Chris Robison, was the MVP of the 2019 Conference USA championship, Kiffin’s second league title in three seasons.

— Matt Baker, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of dismissed

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That group, early on, looked for equity in the pages of the Arkansas Gazette's society section, urging the publication to feature Black brides, who had previously been denied photos on the section front.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
The fundraising push came nearly two weeks after a judge denied Anthony’s request for a new trial.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of denied

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José Dias Toffoli, who previously stepped down from overseeing the Banco Master case because of his links to Vorcaro, also refused to vote.

— MAURICIO SAVARESE, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Many families who are cited in the lawsuit said the insurer refused to test their homes for contaminants.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of refused

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All three projects—the ballroom, the arch, and the Kennedy Center—may soon be moving forward simultaneously, red tape cleared (or ignored).

— Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
What mattered was that the project ignored the fact that a ship is nothing but the tip of a very long logistical, regulatory, and infrastructure spear.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

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