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overruled

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

repeal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annul disallow invalidate nullify override overturn quash rescind reverse revoke strike down veto void

STRONG

abrogate cancel negate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow approve enforce keep permit sanction validate

STRONG

establish

Example Sentences

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Overruled, under the fundamental law that "sports" memes are the most ephemeral of all memes, one day of sports constantly giving way to the next day of sports.

From The Verge • Aug. 12, 2016

Overruled by the Dutch West India Company, Stuyvesant was ordered to allow them to stay, marking the beginning in 1655 of the first settlement of Jews in North America.

From New York Times • Aug. 16, 2015

As I explain in Truth Overruled, dads play important roles in the formation of both their sons and their daughters.

From Forbes • Jul. 22, 2015

The essay is an excerpt from my new book, Truth Overruled: The Future of Marriage and Religious Freedom.

From Forbes • Jul. 22, 2015

Overruled in his own opinions, compelled to deliver, and to gloss over those of his opponents, and even to keep their secrets, he could not come forward in his own attitude.

From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson