Synonyms for overruled
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : oh-ver-rool |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈrul |
Top 10 synonyms for overruled Other synonyms for the word overruled
- 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
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for overruled
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