Need another word that means the same as “override”? Find 35 synonyms and 30 related words for “override” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Override” are: overrule, overthrow, overturn, reverse, disallow, countermand, veto, set aside, quash, disregard, pay no heed to, take no account of, close one's mind to, turn a deaf ear to, discount, ignore, ride roughshod over, trample on, outweigh, supersede, take precedence over, take priority over, be more important than, tip the balance against, tip the scales against, turn the balance against, turn the scales against, offset, cancel out, make up for, outbalance, overbalance, compensate for, redress, nullification
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “override” as a noun can have the following definitions:
nullification | The act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “override” as a verb can have the following definitions:
be more important than | Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun. |
cancel out | Make up for. |
close one's mind to | Finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead. |
compensate for | Make payment to; compensate. |
countermand | Revoke or cancel (an order. He was already countermanding her. |
disallow | Refuse to declare valid. He was offside and the goal was disallowed. |
discount | Buy or sell (a bill of exchange) before its due date at less than its maturity value. One shop has discounted children s trainers. |
disregard | Bar from attention or consideration. The body of evidence is too substantial to disregard. |
ignore | Bar from attention or consideration. He ignored her outraged question. |
make up for | Be or be capable of being changed or made into. |
offset | Create an offset in. His unfortunate appearance was offset by a compelling personality. |
outbalance | Weigh more heavily. The advantages far outbalanced the drawbacks. |
outweigh | Be heavier than. These considerations outweigh our wishes. |
overbalance | Cause to be off balance. The days of unhappiness were far overbalanced by days of wild expressions of love. |
overrule | Reject or disallow by exercising one’s superior authority. Welfare staff overruled an experienced detective. |
overthrow | Remove forcibly from power. One who is already prostrate cannot be overthrown. |
overturn | Cause to overturn from an upright or normal position. He fought for eight years to overturn a conviction for armed robbery. |
pay no heed to | Render. |
quash | Reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure. The government quashes any attempt of an uprising. |
redress | Make reparations or amends for. The power to redress the grievances of our citizens. |
reverse | Reverse the position order relation or condition of. Their press ads had a headline reversed out of the illustration. |
ride roughshod over | Be sustained or supported or borne. |
set aside | Give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor. |
supersede | Take the place or move into the position of. The older models of car have now been superseded. |
take no account of | Obtain by winning. |
take precedence over | Have with oneself; have on one’s person. |
take priority over | Develop a habit. |
tip the balance against | Remove the tip from. |
tip the scales against | Give insider information or advise to. |
trample on | Injure by trampling or as if by trampling. |
turn a deaf ear to | Cause to move around or rotate. |
turn the balance against | Pass to the other side of. |
turn the scales against | Go sour or spoil. |
veto | Exercise a veto against a decision or proposal. The president vetoed the bill. |
abolish | Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution. Slavery was abolished in the mid 19th century in America and in Russia. |
abrogate | Repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement. A proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike. |
abrogation | The repeal or abolition of a law, right, or agreement. |
annihilate | Convert (a subatomic particle) into radiant energy. A fraction of the mass of atomic nuclei is annihilated. |
annul | Cancel officially. The elections were annulled by the general amid renewed protests. |
cancel | A notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat. Divide by 9 cancels out multiply by 9. |
counterbalance | Contrast with equal weight or force. His restoration to power was intended as a counterbalance to his rival s influence. |
countermand | A contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command. An order to arrest the strike leaders had been countermanded. |
delete | Remove (data) from a computer’s memory. Their EMI release has already been deleted. |
deregulation | The act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations. He fought for deregulation of the telecom industry. |
disavow | Refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with. Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children. |
exterminate | Kill (a pest. Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews Gypsies Communists and homosexuals of Europe. |
finish | Provide with a finish. Where were you finished. |
invalidate | Show to be invalid. A technical flaw in her papers invalidated her nomination. |
negate | Deny the existence of. Alcohol negates the effects of the drug. |
neutralize | Make (an acidic or alkaline substance) chemically neutral. Splashes on skin should be neutralized immediately. |
null | Combine a signal with another in order to create a null cancel out. His curiously null life. |
nullify | Make legally null and void; invalidate. Insulin can block the release of the hormone and thereby nullify the effects of training. |
reject | The person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality. She didn t want him to feel he had been rejected after his sister was born. |
remove | Remove something concrete as by lifting pushing or taking off or remove something abstract. Customs officials removed documents from the premises. |
repeal | The action of revoking or annulling a law or act of parliament. The House voted in favour of repeal. |
repudiation | Denial of the truth or validity of something. The breach is not so serious as to amount to a repudiation of the whole contract. |
rescind | Cancel officially. The government eventually rescinded the directive. |
rescission | (law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made. The plaintiff agreed to the rescission of the agreement. |
reversible | Able to be turned the other way round. A reversible duvet cover. |
revocable | Capable of being revoked or annulled. A revocable settlement. |
revoke | Officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise. The men appealed and the sentence was revoked. |
terminate | Terminate the employment of discharge from an office or position. The chain terminated in an iron ball covered with spikes. |
vacate | Cancel or annul (a judgement, contract, or charge. Rooms must be vacated by noon on the last day of your holiday. |
veto | A rejection by right of veto. His veto on our drinking after the meal was annoying. |
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