Synonyms for override

Most common

overturn · overrule · annul · abrogate

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To ride across or beyond something.

Related words

Word family

overload

Forms

Past participle

overridden
e.g. overridden → overruled, abrogated, overturned, annulled…

Example sentences

• overturn Sami launched a campaign to overturn his conviction.
• overrule Tom's stomach seems to overrule him at every turn.
• abrogate Did the ruling abrogate your right to seek compensation?

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

annul²

6 letters

repeal², revoke², vacate²

7 letters

reverse², rescind²

8 letters

outweigh², overturn³, overrule³, abrogate³

9 letters

overthrow³

11 letters

countermand

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (annul² = 2 syllables).