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View definitions for over-ridden

over-ridden

verb as in lap

verb as in overrule

verb as in override

verb as in countermand

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Example Sentences

At touch of the knee, the beast swerved so suddenly that Iftikhar's mount was nigh over-ridden.

Mr. Steele frankly admitted that this might be a case where custom could be over-ridden, and the orphanage authorities ignored.

It was over-ridden by the invincible desire to give, the torturing curiosity to know how she would take it.

Witham gazed at her steadily, and a little colour crept to his forehead, but he answered unconcernedly, They can be over-ridden.

His constitutional distaste for leaping blindfolded had been over-ridden by circumstance.

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On this page you'll find 576 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to over-ridden, such as: cover, enfold, envelop, fold, imbricate, and overlie.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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