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Synonyms for overrule
ˌoʊ vərˈrul

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverse(verb)

    rule against

    "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"

    Synonyms:
    turn, bring down, tip over, change by reversal, bowl over, upset, turn over, lift, vacate, annul, overthrow, countermand, subvert, rescind, reverse, invert, revoke, revolutionise, knock over, revolutionize, override, overturn, tump over, repeal, turn back

Dictionary of English Synonymes

  1. overrule(v. a.)

    Synonyms:
    control, govern, sway, have control of

  2. overrule(v. a.)

    Synonyms:
    annul, cancel, revoke, rescind, repeal, nullify, recall, reject, repudiate, supersede, set aside

PPDB, the paraphrase database

  1. List of paraphrases:

    override, invalidate, overthrow, annul, cancel, overturn, revoke

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  • hallita, hylätä, mitätöidä, kumotaFinnish
  • отклонятьRussian

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