Antonyms for overruling

Grammar : Verb

Spell : oh-ver-rool

Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈrul

Definition of overruling

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 :

By overruling this plea, the Court decided that the matter it contained was not a bar to the action.
Extract from : « Opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States, at January Term, 1832, Delivered by Mr. Chief Justice Marshall in the Case of Samuel A. Worcester, Plaintiff in Error, versus the State of Georgia » by John Marshall

To an overruling Providence, and to the instincts of the dogs, I owe my life.
Extract from : « Lords of the North » by A. C. Laut

Yes, after a fashion—in some tremendous and overruling Power, at any rate.
Extract from : « Fort Amity » by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

They are all ordered by an overruling providence that is omnipotent and divine.
Extract from : « Romulus, Makers of History » by Jacob Abbott

But—and in this case I am not overruling, but only suggesting—Jim is waiting all this time.
Extract from : « A Pessimist » by Robert Timsol

It seems as if some overruling providence were now acting in my favour.
Extract from : « The Scalp Hunters » by Mayne Reid

It was the air of royalty in the presence of an overruling power.
Extract from : « Comic History of the United States » by Bill Nye

Never tell me again that there's no such thing as an overruling providence.
Extract from : « A Likely Story » by William Dean Howells

“There is an overruling Power above us, you know,” she went on.
Extract from : « Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series » by Mrs. Henry Wood

The overruling Providence of God is no less discernible in this event.
Extract from : « The Works of William Cowper » by William Cowper

Synonyms for overruling

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