COUNTERMAND Synonyms: 164 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of countermand

as in to overturn

formal to cancel (an order) especially by giving a new order Orders to blow up the bridge were countermanded.

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noun

as in veto

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as in mandate

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Recent Examples of countermand

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Advertisement But the Secretary General cannot countermand the nations. — Mark Webber, Time, 24 July 2026 Another said Trump is countermanding the Pentagon, which had made a decision without presidential approval. — Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025 Trump’s Achilles’ heel, where his policies may yet be countermanded by the judicial branch, are his arbitrary tariffs, having their root in a delegation as broad as that for FDR’s National Recovery Administration. — George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2025 What remains will be countermanded at the next change in power, the countermander then adding his or her new round of decrees, and on and on. — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for countermand

Recent Examples of Synonyms for countermand

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The bankruptcy filing comes months after the Sacramento County Board of Education overturned Twin Rivers Unified’s decision to revoke the charters, and the district appealed that ruling to the California State Board of Education.

— Chaewon Chung Updated October 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
In September, Wagner heard arguments on Yust’s motion to overturn his convictions.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of overturn

Noun

The proposal out of Paris and Berlin would erect safeguards against those vetoes so the Commission could act faster.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
If that were to happen, experts predict that Hinojosa would use her veto power to stall much of the state legislature’s conservative agenda.

— Chantelle Lee, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of veto

Noun

Twenty-three states have no rating from the big agencies at all, which locks them out of mandates that require one.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
The decision, announced last week without fanfare, offered no details beyond that broad mandate.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of mandate

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One person was killed in a strike on Riyadh airport, a Saudia Airlines plane was reportedly in flames, and hundreds of flights have been canceled.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
To try to ease tensions during loud stretches of construction, Zuckerberg’s staff handed out gifts like noise-canceling headphones.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of cancel

Noun

That override, escalation, or reversal is the most valuable data your firm produces.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 2 Oct. 2026
This veto override scenario would require a special session be called because the legislative session has ended, and the Legislature has 60 days from Newsom’s veto to override it.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of override

Noun

The country held no direct presidential elections between 1960 and 1989, a period that included military rule from 1964 to 1985.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
The company disputes that 27 odor complaints since 2024 and 67 videos of work being done outside permitted hours referenced in a city staff report represent actual violations of the city’s noise, odor and operating hour rules.

— Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of rule

Verb

The bankruptcy filing comes months after the Sacramento County Board of Education overturned Twin Rivers Unified’s decision to revoke the charters, and the district appealed that ruling to the California State Board of Education.

— Chaewon Chung Updated October 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
On top of that, the government can revoke permanent residency for not meeting pension contribution obligations, failing to pay health insurance and taxes, and violating immigration law or the penal code.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of revoke

Noun

The appropriate remedy is congressional overruling of the Marquette case so as to allow the states to regulate loans to their own citizens.

— George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2026
In recent years, the court’s conservative majority overruling of major, longstanding precedents has become a defining feature of Roberts’ tenure.

— Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2025

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