Antonyms for overruled

Grammar : Verb

Spell : oh-ver-rool

Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈrul

Definition of overruled

Origin : "rule against; set aside, as by a higher authority," 1590s, from over- + rule (v.). It was used earlier in a sense "to govern, control" (1570s). Related: Overruled; overruling.

verb cancel, reverse a decision
verb repeal

Example sentences :

But the opposition was overruled, and the triumphant result silenced all opposition.
Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: » by Various

In this intention he was overruled by his brothers, who said that they could not part with him.
Extract from : « The Indian Fairy Book » by Cornelius Mathews

The verdict of 1840 could not have been overruled twenty-one years later.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 » by Various

She was overruled by the friends of Clunie, and he hastened to his ruin.
Extract from : « Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 » by Mrs. Thomson

The prisoner then challenged one of the jury, but that challenge was overruled.
Extract from : « Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 » by Mrs. Thomson

The Kaiser, without doubt, was overruled by the military party.
Extract from : « Good Old Anna » by Marie Belloc Lowndes

Gaston seemed to demur, but Félice overruled him imperiously.
Extract from : « The Rose of Old St. Louis » by Mary Dillon

I will tell the great Council of Public Safety that they have been overruled by a maid.
Extract from : « The Tory Maid » by Herbert Baird Stimpson

The legate, overruled her protest, refused her appeal, and summoned her back.
Extract from : « Henry VIII. » by A. F. Pollard

Cole Younger was opposed to going so far from home, but was overruled.
Extract from : « The Story of the Outlaw » by Emerson Hough

Synonyms for overruled

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