Thesaurus / countermand
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It was too late to countermand the motor, which put up several miles away.
THE ROMANCE OF HIS LIFEMARY CHOLMONDELEYI will countermand the order for an immediate attack; that will give me time to arrange.
WOOD MAGICRICHARD JEFFERIESThen he had to be told how it was, and he hurried back into the house to countermand the order for the physician.
BART KEENE'S HUNTING DAYSALLEN CHAPMANUnless something is done about it shall countermand religious services.
PUNCH OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI, SEPTEMBER 9, 1914VARIOUSShe decided in the absence of both to indulge in a rest, and sent Peter to countermand the carriage.
THE LAMP IN THE DESERTETHEL M. DELLHowever, if his Majesty will not countermand the order, we shall do our duty by writing and speaking to the people.
THE SWEDISH REVOLUTION UNDER GUSTAVUS VASAPAUL BARRON WATSONNow, who gave you liberty to countermand my orders; to send my servants back from the Work I had set for them to do?
FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORSANONYMOUSIt was fortunate for him that Elke was generally able to countermand such orders either herself or through her father.
THE GERMAN CLASSICS OF THE NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURIES, VOLUME 11FRIEDRICH SPIELHAGENI told Mr Grey it was just paying so much a-week for no good to anybody, and I begged he would countermand the paper.
DEERBROOKHARRIET MARTINEAUWith fearful insistence she besought him to countermand the order, and not to leave the palace.
THE HISTORICAL NIGHTS ENTERTAINMENT, SECOND SERIESRAFAEL SABATINIWORDS RELATED TO COUNTERMAND
- KOED
- X-outed
- abolished
- abrogated
- annulled
- back out
- backpedaled
- blew
- called off
- canceled
- countermanded
- dismantled
- invalidated
- killed
- lifted
- nixed
- nullified
- opted out
- recalled
- reneged
- rescinded
- reversed
- revoked
- scrubbed
- set aside
- shot down
- stood down
- threw over
- vacated
- voided
- washed out
- weaseled out
- wiped out
- withdrew
- wormed out
- zapped
- X-outed
- abolished
- abrogated
- annulled
- back out of
- backpedaled
- backwatered
- called off
- canceled
- countermanded
- crawl out of
- dismantled
- forgot
- invalidated
- lifted
- nixed
- overturned
- pulled the plug
- quashed
- recalled
- removed
- reneged
- repealed
- retracted
- reversed
- revoked
- scrubbed
- set aside
- voided
- wangled out
- weaseled out
- abjure
- back
- back down
- back off
- back out of
- call off
- cancel
- change one's mind
- countermand
- deny
- disavow
- disclaim
- disown
- draw in
- eat one's words
- eliminate
- exclude
- fall back
- forget it
- forswear
- go back on
- have change of heart
- pull back
- pull in
- recall
- recant
- recede
- reel in
- renege
- renounce
- repeal
- repudiate
- rescind
- retreat
- retrocede
- retrograde
- reverse
- revoke
- rule out
- sheathe
- suspend
- take back
- take in
- unsay
- withdraw
- abjure
- abolish
- abrogate
- annul
- back out of
- backpedal
- call back
- call off
- countermand
- counterorder
- declare null and void
- deny
- disclaim
- dismantle
- dismiss
- disown
- erase
- expunge
- forswear
- invalidate
- lift
- negate
- nix
- nullify
- obliterate
- quash
- recall
- recant
- remove
- renounce
- repeal
- repudiate
- rescind
- retract
- reverse
- rub out
- scrub
- set aside
- vacate
- void
- wipe out
- withdraw
- abjured
- abolished
- abrogated
- annulled
- back out of
- backpedaled
- called back
- called off
- countermanded
- counterordered
- declared null and void
- denied
- disclaimed
- dismantled
- dismissed
- disowned
- erased
- expunged
- forswore
- invalidated
- lifted
- negated
- nixed
- nullified
- obliterated
- quashed
- recalled
- recanted
- removed
- renounced
- repealed
- repudiated
- rescinded
- retracted
- reversed
- rubbed out
- scrubbed
- set aside
- vacated
- voided
- wiped out
- withdrew
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