Synonyms of veto

veto 1 of 2

noun

ˈvē-(ˌ)tō 

as in ban

an order that something not be done or used

management's veto of our suggestion about allowing casual dress on Fridays

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ban
• prohibition
• injunction
• embargo
• warning
• edict
• objection
• interdict
• restriction
• interdiction
• refusal
• proscription
• protest
• suppression
• mandate
• prevention
• inhibition
• decree
• taboo
• limitation
• repression
• discouragement
• deterrent
• restraint
• denial
• constraint
• rejection
• no-no
• commandment
• negation
• caveat
• disallowance
• dictate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prescription
• consent
• approval
• permission
• authorization
• granting
• sanction
• tolerance
• license
• allowing
• permitting
• support
• allowance
• licensing
• letting
• leave
• clearance
• endorsement
• promotion
• toleration
• agreement
• blessing
• encouragement
• enabling
• sufferance
• approbation
• sanctioning
• submission
• compliance
• assent
• acquiescence
• obedience
• accession
• OK
• imprimatur
• facilitation

veto

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verb

as in to dismiss

to reject by or as if by a vote

my husband quickly vetoed my suggestion that we adopt the stray dog

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismiss
• kill
• refuse
• negative
• shoot down
• blackball
• nix
• disallow
• disapprove
• decline
• down
• blacklist

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confirm
• approve
• pass
• ratify
• allow
• admit
• support
• sanction
• elect
• assent (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of veto

Noun

His only use of the gubernatorial veto was to slash $53 million from the state budget and restrict an additional $441 million. — Jack Harvel august 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

The Council unanimously passed $10,000 bonuses in four installments, meaning the legislative body had enough votes to override a potential mayoral veto. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026

Verb

Under the limits, voters in just one congressional district would have had the power to veto an amendment, no matter how popular the measure was statewide. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

The team nearly netted Houston reliever Bryan Abreu on Friday only for Astros owner Jim Crane to reportedly step in and veto the trade. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026