overrode

VERB

cancel, reverse a decision

Synonyms

WEAK

alter annul bend to one's will control countermand direct disallow disregard dominate govern ignore influence invalidate make null and void make void not heed nullify outvote outweigh overturn prevail over quash recall repeal rescind revoke ride roughshod rule against set aside supersede sway take no account of thwart trample upset vanquish veto

Antonyms

WEAK

allow approve permit support

VERB

supersede

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abrogate annul nullify quash reverse revoke veto

STRONG

cancel defeat

WEAK

trample upon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow approve enforce permit ratify sanction support validate

Example Sentences

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In 2020 Pennsylvania’s state legislature overrode local ordinances and expanded the definition of “pedestrian” to include robots weighing up to 550 pounds and traveling up to 12 miles an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

Last year, researchers at the UK's AI Security Institute found jailbreaks that overrode safeguards across a range of harmful requests in every AI system it tested.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

But lawmakers on Thursday overrode his veto of a law changing how prison sentences are calculated.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Smith vociferously disagreed, saying none of Brown’s arguments overrode the presumption of good faith that should be awarded to legislators.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2025

He wanted to complete what he had begun, but he overrode the brutal imperative of the hunter in him.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman