Override

/oʊ.vɚˈɹaɪd/

Synonyms for "override" (188 found)

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Closest matches (38)

abolish abrogate annul archarch overbeat downbend bestraddle bestride break bridge browbeat bulldoze bully cancel castrateclamp down oncoerce compel conquer

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countermand counterorder cow crush daunt despotize disannuldo away with

Verb(5 words)

annuls circumvents displacesdisregard artdominates

Noun(5 words)

bypass cancellation decontrol defeat dispensation

Strong matches (56)

domineerdomineer overenslave extendextend overfell flatten grindgrind downhang overhenpeckhit and runhumble imbricate intimidate inundate invalidate jutkeep downkeep under

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laplap overlie overlord it overmake voidmaster neutralize nullify oppress outclass outdo outgo outjump outleap outmaneuver outmarch outpace outperform outplay outpoint outrange outreach outride outrival outrun outshine outstep outstrip outvie outweigh outwit

Noun(4 words)

exception exemption nullification outranking

Verb(1 words)

outranks

Related words (94)

overarch overawe overbear overflow overhang overjump overlap overleap overlie overmaster overmatch overplay overrule overrunpress heavy onprostrateput downquell recall recant

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reduce renege repeal repress rescind retract reverse revoke rideride downride override roughshod overrun downrun overset asideshingle smash span subdue subjugate suppress suspend terrorize trampletrample downtrample ontrample underfoottrample upontread downtread underfoottread upontyrannizetyrannize overunman vacate vanquish void waivewalk all overwalk overweigh heavy onwithdrawwrite off

Adjective(1 words)

overbearing

Noun(16 words)

overrule overruling overwrites precede preempt preemption reversal steamrollering supersede superseding supersession supplant supplanting trampling trump workaround

Verb(14 words)

overrule overruled overrules overthrow overturn preempted preempting preempts preponderating reverse supercede superseded supersedes trampled

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More general

27 entries

action authority automationchange of statecontrol mechanismcounteract counterbalance countervail decision decision-making decree deviation device dominate exception measure

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More specific

14 entries

administrative exemptionautomatic overridecommand overridegranted exemptionhardware overridemanual overridepolicy overridepresidential overrideremote overridesensor overridespecial dispensationsystem overridetemporary overrideveto override

Collocations

11 entries

automatic overrideemergency overridemanual overrideoverride decisionoverride defaultoverride mechanismoverride policyoverride settingspolicy overridesystem overridetemporary override

Inflections

4 entries

overridden overrides overriding overrode

Derivations

8 entries

overridable overridden overrider overrides overriding overridingly overrode reoverride

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Under the Constitution, the lower chamber's resolutions override those of the upper chamber.

Source: tatoeba (327518)

Use the manual override.

Source: tatoeba (1723946)

She used the manual override.

Source: tatoeba (1723947)

Tom asked the clerk if he could get an extension to submit his application after the normal deadline, but the clerk replied the deadline was calculated from the statutory period, spelled out in legislation, that neither the clerk nor his supervisors could override.

Source: tatoeba (3028905)

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