Synonyms for overrule

Most common

override · overturn · nullify · abrogate · govern · sway

All synonyms

Verb

Antonyms

sustain

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.

Forms

Past participle

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

Example sentences

• override Damiano refused to approve the override command.
• overturn Sami launched a campaign to overturn his conviction.
• nullify This contract will nullify all preceding contracts.
• abrogate Did the ruling abrogate your right to seek compensation?
• govern These three parties govern together in a coalition.
• sway From the time he got up, his beliefs began to sway.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

sway¹

5 letters

quash¹, annul²

6 letters

cancel², repeal², govern², revoke², vacate²

7 letters

reverse², abolish³, retract², nullify³, rescind²

8 letters

override³, overturn³, abrogate³, disannul

9 letters

overthrow³

10 letters

invalidate⁴

11 letters

countermand

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