Synonyms of vetoed

vetoed 1 of 2

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

2 of 2

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 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

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

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the guest list of a recent governors’ dinner at the White House was the latest slap in the face of many that include rescinded federal grants, a vetoed water bill, rejected disaster fund requests, and the loss of two federal agencies.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

Democrat Roy Cooper is among the governor’s who vetoed the bill but was overruled by the House and Senate. — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 30 June 2026

Suggestions are floated and swiftly vetoed (Symi—too far, Spetses—too posh), and then inspiration strikes. — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 3 July 2026

In recent years, the governor has vetoed legislation over collective bargaining concerns. — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026

Two days before the city fell, Emirati officials reportedly vetoed any mention of El Fasher at a Washington meeting. — Janine Di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026

In signing the plan, Kehoe also vetoed $52 million in projects approved by lawmakers and restricted another $441 million. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026

Coolidge dramatically lowered Taxes, slashed Federal spending, 1maintained high Tariffs, cut the National Debt, vetoed large spending bills, and even ran a Federal budget surplus. — New York Times, 11 June 2026

State lawmakers have stepped back from earlier, wider-ranging attempts to regulate AI that were vetoed or otherwise derailed by governors who viewed the measures as too onerous toward the industry’s development, including efforts to hold developers accountable for bias in AI systems. — Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026

DeSantis also vetoed a separate $250,000 allocation to the Sheriff’s Office that would have funded corruption investigations in county government. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026