Synonyms for overrule
ˌoʊ vərˈrulover·rule

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1. overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverseverb

   rule against

   "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"

   Synonyms:
   turn, bring down, tip over, change by reversal, bowl over, upset, turn over, lift, vacate, annul, overthrow, countermand, subvert, rescind, reverse, invert, revoke, revolutionise, knock over, revolutionize, override, overturn, tump over, repeal, turn back

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1. overruleverb

   Synonyms:
   control, govern, sway, have control of

2. overruleverb

   Synonyms:
   annul, cancel, revoke, rescind, repeal, nullify, recall, reject, repudiate, supersede, set aside

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1. overruleverb

   Synonyms:
   annul, rescind, abrogate, revoke, supersede, set aside

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1. List of paraphrases for "overrule":

   override, invalidate, overthrow, annul, cancel, overturn, revoke

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1. Samuel Alito:

   The critiques he levels at Roe -- Supreme Court's not in the constitutional text ; there aren't early state constitutional provisions or early state or federal court decisions recognizing the right -- apply to those other rights, and he'd happily overrule them if he could.

2. Paul Smith:

   Abortion, gun rights and affirmative action would be monumental. That said, there, in those cases, particularly in the abortion case and in the gun case, there are ways they could decide the more broadly or more narrowly, so part of the blockbuster nature of the term will depend on whether they really go very far and say, overrule Roe v. Wade, or simply narrow it in the abortion case.

3. Ryan Brown:

   Congress entrusts decision-making like this with the FDA. And they’re coming in trying to overrule that, saying this medication is unsafe because women bleed. Well, that’s part of having an abortion. It’s also part of having a pregnancy, the bottom line being that they just want to do away with abortion across the board and for any reason.

4. Leela Samson:

   If they had to give it a certificate and overrule us, why have a board in place?

5. Steve Vladeck:

   Alone among the conservatives, Chief Justice Roberts calls out the Texas law for what it is -- a transparent attempt not just to undermine Roe, but to make it hard for such a restriction to be blocked, it's a pretty powerful sign that Chief Justice Roberts, at least, is not ready to overrule Roe.