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Synonyms and Antonyms of overruling
- The judge overruled the objection.
- His conviction was overruled by the supreme court.
balking (at), declining, deselecting, disapproving, negativing, nixing, passing, passing up, refusing, rejecting, reprobating, repudiating, spurning, throwing out, throwing over, turning down
blowing off, disdaining, rebuffing, scorning, scouting, shooting down
forbidding, prohibiting, proscribing
abstaining (from), forbearing, refraining (from)
denying, disavowing, disclaiming, disputing, gainsaying
abjuring, forswearing (also foreswearing), recanting, renouncing, retracting, taking back, unsaying, withdrawing
avoiding, bypassing, detouring
contradicting, denying, disowning, negating
controverting, disagreeing (with), disproving, disputing, rebutting, refuting
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