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
- 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
- abrogate
- alter
- annul
- bend to one's will
- cancel
- control
- countermand
- direct
- disallow
- disregard
- dominate
- govern
- ignore
- influence
- invalidate
- make null and void
- make void
- negate
- not heed
- nullify
- outvote
- outweigh
- override
- overturn
- prevail over
- quash
- recall
- repeal
- rescind
- reverse
- revoke
- ride roughshod
- rule against
- set aside
- strike down
- supersede
- sway
- take no account of
- thwart
- trample
- upset
- vanquish
- veto
- void
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