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

2 of 2

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

Trump wanted veto power over Canada's trade deals with other countries, and for Canada to sync up its tariffs on other countries with America. — Chris Brennan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

But in a competing check on executive power, a vote by two-thirds of Congress can override the veto. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026

Verb

Focusing on follow-up as well as screening, SB 626 now goes to Gavin Newsom’s desk, where the outgoing governor has until September 30 to sign it or veto the bill. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

Congress did pass a bill in December 2024 that would have added 66 new federal judges, but then-President Joe Biden vetoed the legislation a month before leaving office. — Carla Astudillo, ProPublica, 3 Sep. 2026