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OVERRULES Synonyms

There are 21 synonyms of the word overrules. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word overrules. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for OVERRULES

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abrogates
verbv
verb

• revoke formally

annuls
verbv
verb

• declare invalid

• cancel officially

cancels
verbv
noun

• a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

verb

• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

• make up for

• declare null and void; make ineffective

• remove or make invisible

• make invalid for use

countermands
verbv
noun

• a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command

verb

• cancel officially

dominates
verbv
verb

• be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

• be in control

• have dominance or the power to defeat over

• be greater in significance than

• look down on

invalidates
verbv
verb

• declare invalid

• make invalid for use

• show to be invalid

• take away the legal force of or render ineffective

negates
verbv
verb

• be in contradiction with

• deny the truth of

• prove negative; show to be false

• make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of

nullifies
verbv
verb

• declare invalid

• show to be invalid

• make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of

obliterates
verbv
adjective satellite

• reduced to nothingness

verb

• mark for deletion, rub off, or erase

• make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

• remove completely from recognition or memory

• do away with completely, without leaving a trace

overrides
verbv
noun

• a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device

• the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something

verb

• rule against

• prevail over

• counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)

• ride (a horse) too hard

overturns
verbv
noun

• the act of upsetting something

• an improbable and unexpected victory

verb

• turn from an upright or normal position

• cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

• rule against

• cause the downfall of; of rulers

• cancel officially

• change radically

prevails
verbv
verb

• be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

• be valid, applicable, or true

• continue to exist

• prove superior

• use persuasion successfully

quashes
verbv
verb

• put down by force or intimidation

• declare invalid

revokes
verbv
noun

• the mistake of not following suit when able to do so

verb

• fail to follow suit when able and required to do so

• cancel officially

supersedes
verbv
verb

• take the place or move into the position of

triumphs
verbv
noun

• a successful ending of a struggle or contest

• the exultation of victory

verb

• prove superior

• be ecstatic with joy

• dwell on with satisfaction

• to express great joy

voids
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the state of nonexistence

• an empty area or space

adjective satellite

• lacking any legal or binding force

• containing nothing

verb

• declare invalid

• clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place or receptacle) of something

• take away the legal force of or render ineffective

• excrete or discharge from the body

override
verbv
noun

• a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device

• the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something

verb

• rule against

• prevail over

• counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)

• ride (a horse) too hard

overthrow
verbv
noun

• the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)

• the act of disturbing the mind or body

verb

• cause the downfall of; of rulers

• rule against

overturn
verbv
noun

• the act of upsetting something

• an improbable and unexpected victory

verb

• turn from an upright or normal position

• cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

• rule against

• cause the downfall of; of rulers

• cancel officially

• change radically

Best Hypernyms For OVERRULES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for overrules, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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decree rule

Alternatives for ABROGATES

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