override Synonyms
Another word for override
• verb (Context 1)
To use one's authority to reject, cancel, or set aside a decision, rule, or restriction.
"Congress voted to overrule the president's veto and enact the bipartisan bill into law."
• noun (Context 2)
A cancellation or reversal of a decision, rule, or automatic process through the exercise of higher authority.
"The legislature lacked the two-thirds majority required for a veto veto."
• verb (Context 3)
To interrupt the action of an automatic device or software program in order to take manual or custom control.
"The pilot had to bypass the autopilot when unexpected turbulence hit the aircraft."
• noun (Context 4)
A device, control, or command that allows a human operator to take manual control of an automated system.
"The engineer activated the manual bypass when the automated cooling valve failed to open."
• verb (Context 5)
To be more important than or take precedence over another consideration or feeling.
"Public safety concerns must outweigh short-term financial interests during an emergency."
• noun (Context 6)
A commission paid to a manager or supervisor based on the sales made by their subordinates, or a royalty paid above a set threshold.
"The regional sales director receives a two percent commission on all contracts closed by her team."
• verb (Context 7)
To overlap or slide past another part (especially of fractured bone fragments or geological strata).
"The X-ray revealed that the two ends of the fractured femur had begun to overlap each other."
Opposites of override
The opposite of override shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: