Synonyms of vetoes

vetoes 1 of 2

noun

plural of veto

as in prohibitions

an order that something not be done or used

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prohibitions
• bans
• proscriptions
• interdicts
• embargoes
• injunctions
• interdictions
• warnings
• edicts
• objections
• restrictions
• restraints
• suppressions
• protests
• repressions
• taboos
• discouragements
• refusals
• constraints
• inhibitions
• mandates
• preventions
• decrees
• deterrents
• limitations
• denials
• negations
• commandments
• dictates
• caveats
• disallowances
• rejections
• no-no's

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prescriptions
• sanctions
• tolerances
• authorizations
• leaves
• licenses
• consents
• allowances
• permissions
• approvals
• clearances
• endorsements
• supports
• agreements
• promotions
• blessings
• tolerations
• OKs
• sufferances
• submissions
• approbations
• encouragements
• accessions
• assents
• compliances
• imprimaturs
• facilitations
• acquiescences
• obediences

vetoes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of veto

as in dismisses

to reject by or as if by a vote

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismisses
• kills
• refuses
• downs
• nixes
• blackballs
• disapproves
• shoots down
• negatives
• disallows
• declines
• blacklists

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confirms
• approves
• passes
• admits
• allows
• ratifies
• supports
• sanctions
• elects
• assents (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vetoes

Noun

Ford has pledged to bring back bills outgoing Lombardo killed in his record-breaking vetoes, including limiting the number of homes large corporations can buy and giving the state the power to adopt Medicaid negotiated prescription drug prices. — Lucia Starbuck, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026

Democrats picked up 20 seats in the House, effectively barring Republicans from overriding gubernatorial vetoes without the help of Democratic lawmakers. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026

The proposal out of Paris and Berlin would erect safeguards against those vetoes so the Commission could act faster. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

The vetoes came on what was the final day the governor could sign or reject bills that passed in the Legislature this year. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

The American Property Casualty Insurance Association, a large industry trade group, did not respond to a request for comment on the vetoes, but voiced support for Allen’s non-renewal bill. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

The proposal was defeated by a vote of 11-2, with Somalia and Pakistan abstaining, because of the Russian and Chinese vetoes. — September 18, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

At such a meeting, unions lack voting power, and major shareholders like the Porsche/Piech families and Qatar could secure the 75% majority needed for structural changes, bypassing traditional vetoes. — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

The president has endorsed state Senate President Ty Masterson, who sometimes overrode Kelly’s vetoes, for the GOP nomination. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Verb

If Newsom vetoes the bill, the legislature could decide to hold another vote to override the veto. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026

At midnight the housing bill, hailed as the most substantial legislation on housing in decades, will become law, unless Trump reverses course and signs it sooner or vetoes it. — Jack Harvel july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

But the housing affordability bill, dubbed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, is nevertheless set to become law automatically on Saturday — unless Trump vetoes it. — Kevin Breuninger,justin Papp, CNBC, 10 July 2026

The housing bill, formally called the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, can still become law if Trump neither signs it nor vetoes it in 10 days, excluding Sundays. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 30 June 2026

The bill will become law unless the governor vetoes it. — Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026

If Duggan vetoes the ordinance, the council would have a week from the receipt of the veto to override it with a two-thirds majority vote — meaning at least six of the nine council members. — Dana Afana, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025

Yet an administrator vetoes the plan, and the meeting’s start is uncaffeinated. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025