Synonyms of vetoed

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adjective

as in rejected

Related Words

• rejected
• refused
• revoked
• stopped
• disallowed
• prevented
• suppressed
• disapproved
• discouraged
• precluded
• repressed
• objectionable
• excluded
• unsanctioned
• blocked
• unsuitable
• shut out
• hindered
• unseemly
• inappropriate
• improper
• unauthorized
• ruled out
• illicit
• illegal
• unmentionable
• obstructed
• ineffable
• unlawful
• impeded
• unlicensed
• illegitimate

Dissimilar Words

• endorsed
• permissible
• permitted
• approved
• allowable
• acceptable
• appropriate
• authorized
• accepted
• permissive
• legal
• legitimate
• tolerable
• certified
• licensed
• lawful
• bearable
• OK
• accredited
• allowed
• endurable
• sanctioned
• warranted
• granted
• promoted
• supported
• sufferable
• commanded
• ordered
• mandatory
• encouraged
• required
• suitable
• condoned
• countenanced
• vouchsafed
• proper
• accorded
• tolerated
• brooked
• unobjectionable
• seemly

vetoed

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verb

past tense of veto

as in dismissed

to reject by or as if by a vote

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismissed
• refused
• killed
• nixed
• downed
• shot down
• disapproved
• blackballed
• negatived
• disallowed
• declined
• blacklisted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approved
• confirmed
• passed
• allowed
• admitted
• ratified
• elected
• supported
• sanctioned
• assented (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vetoed

Adjective

The Zach Werenski situation spiraled into a vetoed trade to the Stars, then settled. — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 21 July 2026

The vetoed bills aimed to create a regulated retail market, new oversight bodies, public health and equity programs, and a rollout schedule for licensing, regulations, and enforcement. — Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026

The vetoed money is just part of the more than $300 million in state spending Kemp blocked to help pay for a significant income tax cut lawmakers passed on the final day of the legislative session. — David Wickert, AJC.com, 19 May 2026

Leaving Polis off the guest list of a recent governors’ dinner at the White House was the latest slap in the face of many that include rescinded federal grants, a vetoed water bill, rejected disaster fund requests, and the loss of two federal agencies. — Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026

Transparency instead of testing Where the vetoed SB 1047 would have mandated safety testing and kill switches for AI systems, the new law focuses on disclosure. — ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2025

Verb

To date, eight bills to recognize the tribe have passed both the State Assembly and Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support, only to be vetoed by Democratic Govs. — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026

The measures are likely to be vetoed by the conservative president, Karol Nawrocki. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Last year, the bill was passed by the Council but vetoed by then-Mayor Adams on his way out of office. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Last month, Newsom vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have allowed each state agency to make its own telework policy. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Harrington, who took office July 1, immediately vetoed that decision. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026

But when Regan and his union, SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West, called the academics sometime late last summer, suggesting a ballot measure that couldn’t be vetoed by the governor, the academics saw a new opening. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Republicans tried a similar maneuver in 2016 with less success, passing a reconciliation bill to repeal much of the Affordable Care Act that Obama vetoed. — Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026

California’s governor last week vetoed legislation that would have penalized the use of smart glasses to record people without their permission in places like changing rooms, doctor’s offices and other spaces people generally consider private. — Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026