overridden

verb

past participle of override
1
as in vetoed
to make (something) no longer valid Don't let the anticipatory anxiety override your excitement about starting grad school. Upper management reserves the right to override any decisions made by supervisors.

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2
as in stamped
to knock down and drive over They overrode the picket fence with their pickup in a hasty but effective escape.

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Recent Examples of overridden Kelly supports transgender rights, but GOP lawmakers have overridden her vetoes three of the last four years. — John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026 In nearly every instance, the Council has overridden him, forcing the measures into law over his objection. — Arkansas Online, 6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overridden
  1. vetoed
  2. stamped
  3. withdrawn
  4. smashed
  5. canceled
  6. kicked
  7. suspended
  8. run over
Verb
  • Harrington, who took office July 1, immediately vetoed that decision.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Alders approved the measure last month by a 32-15 vote, but Johnson vetoed the ordinance last week.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of vetoed
Verb
  • Instead, his team developed SynthID, an imperceptible, incorruptible digital watermark now stamped to anything generated by Google AI, but also OpenAI, Nvidia, Kakao, and, soon, Apple.
    — Daniel Varghese, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The rest of the Soviet delegation stamped their feet, and even Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko removed and timidly tapped his shoe in solidarity.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of stamped
Verb
  • Ziccarelli said that Cochran claimed the charges were withdrawn because the defendant was working as a confidential informant.
    — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • If endorsement is withdrawn, the Home Office may curtail the visa.
    — Bernardo Saraiva, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of withdrawn
Verb
  • The storm battered the coast over the weekend with wind, rain and unusually large waves, which tore apart a historic boardwalk and smashed into coastal homes.
    — JAIMIE DING, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Waves tore apart a historic boardwalk and smashed against coastal homes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of smashed
Verb
  • The Vatican had originally estimated a weeklong hospital stay, and had canceled his audiences through Tuesday.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • In a sign of the impact on the party, MK canceled its flagship Siyathatha rally less than three weeks before South Africa’s municipal elections.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of canceled
Verb
  • At the hospital, a nurse said Blair kicked her in the chest, according to the document.
    — Meriam Bouarrouj, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The officer was tied to a military trailer, beaten with a shovel and rifle butt, kicked and subjected to other abuse, including injuries to his genitals, according to prosecutors.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of kicked
Verb
  • Jackson was suspended for striking Bills linebacker Bradley Chubb in the face after the Bills defeated the Rams, 37-34, in overtime on Monday night.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Smythson also collaborated with multidisciplinary studio Fung + Bedford, which created a large-scale installation suspended from the ceiling that’s based on origami designs.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of suspended
Verb
  • Last October, a Waymo ran over and killed KitKat, beloved longtime denizen of Randa’s Market, a liquor store.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Those who thought the Los Angeles Dodgers and their massive payroll were going to waltz into Milwaukee and run over the Brewers were wrong.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of run over

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“Overridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overridden. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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