Overriding

//ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈɹaɪdɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or process by which something is overridden.
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of override form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Superior, of supreme importance in the case.

    "Our overriding concern is the safety of the children."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having superior power and influence wordnet

Synonyms

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all-absorbingcapitalcardinalcentralchiefcompelling

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"He spoke in little, sharp, jerky outbursts, and it seemed to me that to speak at all was very painful to him, and that his will all through was overriding his inclinations."

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