Synonyms of countermand

countermand 1 of 2

verb

as in to overturn

formal to cancel (an order) especially by giving a new order

Orders to blow up the bridge were countermanded.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overturn
• cancel
• revoke
• reverse
• withdraw
• overrule
• repeal
• override
• dismiss
• veto
• invalidate
• reject
• avoid
• nullify
• rescind
• quash
• abrogate
• annul
• abolish
• negate
• suspend
• remove
• vacate
• forbid
• void
• prohibit
• recall
• retract
• dissolve
• abort
• drop
• roll back
• abate
• strike down
• enjoin
• null
• call
• disannul
• call off
• ban
• eliminate
• disallow
• outlaw
• erase
• eradicate
• liquidate
• annihilate
• write off
• throw out
• break down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enact
• establish
• legislate
• found
• lay down
• institute
• legitimate
• validate
• permit
• authorize
• pass
• allow
• approve
• ratify
• order
• prescribe
• warrant
• endorse
• legitimize
• command
• formalize
• clear
• legalize
• sanction
• indorse
• mandate
• decree

countermand

2 of 2

noun

1

as in veto

Synonyms & Similar Words

• veto
• override
• overruling
• abrogation
• cancelation
• invalidation
• voiding
• abolition
• nullification
• overturn
• repeal
• annulment
• abolishment
• cancellation
• withdrawal
• quashing
• negation
• avoidance
• revocation
• abortion
• recall
• defeasance
• suspension
• rescindment
• retraction
• dissolution
• reversal
• banning
• dismissal
• abatement
• prohibition
• enjoining
• removal
• calling off
• elimination
• outlawing
• liquidation
• erasure
• forbiddance
• disallowance
• rejection
• eradication

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approval
• permission
• ratification
• authorization
• legislation
• passing
• indorsement
• clearance
• endorsement
• enactment
• institution
• establishment
• sanctioning
• founding
• validation
• legitimation
• legitimization
• formalization
• legalization

2

as in mandate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mandate
• rule
• law
• prescription
• requirement
• counterorder
• precept
• demand
• prescript
• statute
• decree
• injunction
• ordinance
• instruction
• regulation
• order
• edict
• commandment
• imperative
• command
• direction
• directive
• dictate
• do
• behest
• word
• charge

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• petition
• appeal
• plea
• proposal
• recommendation
• entreaty
• suggestion
• urging

Examples of countermand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

More than a century later, Americans are still fighting for these rights as voting rights come under fire and Congress just this week started work on yet another outline to countermand state-level efforts to restrict voting in places like Georgia and Texas. —Philip Elliott, Time, 25 Aug. 2021

Hutchinson could not countermand him. —Stacy Schiff, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Sep. 2022

Trump’s argument by noting, among other reasons, that the former chief executive could not countermand the actual president on when executive privilege could be invoked. —Matt Ford, The New Republic, 16 Nov. 2022

The way everything is structured, there's no way to countermand that, and it's done. —WIRED, 8 Sep. 2022

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