override (Meaning)
override (n)
a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device
the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something
override (v)
rule against
prevail over
counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)
ride (a horse) too hard
override (v. t.)
To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down.
To suppress; to destroy; to supersede; to annul; as, one low overrides another; to override a veto.
To ride beyond; to pass; to outride.
To ride too much; to ride, as a horse, beyond its strength.
Synonyms & Antonyms of override
Synonyms:
- quashing
- suspension
- rescindment
- calling off
- defeasance
- rejection
- annulment
- avoidance
- removal
- overturn
- liquidation
- abatement
- prohibition
- withdrawal
- outlawing
- abortion
- erasure
- retraction
- dismissal
- negation
- abolishment
- recall
- revocation
- banning
- forbiddance
- cancellation
- enjoining
- dissolution
- countermand
- elimination
Antonyms:
override Sentence Examples
- The manager's authority overrides the employee's suggestions.
- The constitution's fundamental rights cannot be overridden by any law.
- The emergency protocol overrides all other procedures during a crisis.
- The software update overrides the previous version, replacing its functionality.
- The surgeon's expertise overrides the patient's wishes in certain medical situations.
- The agreement overrides any prior oral or written agreements between the parties.
- The system's default settings can be overridden by user-defined configurations.
- The CEO's decision overrides the recommendations of the board of directors.
- The higher court's ruling overrides the lower court's judgment.
- The administrator's password overrides all other user passwords on the network.
FAQs About the word override
a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device, the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect
veto, repeal, nullification,overruling, cancelation, voiding, invalidation, abrogation, reversal, abolition
clearance, authorization, authorization, legislation, legislation, approval, permission,approval, passing, passing
The manager's authority overrides the employee's suggestions.
The constitution's fundamental rights cannot be overridden by any law.
The emergency protocol overrides all other procedures during a crisis.
The software update overrides the previous version, replacing its functionality.
