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All override synonyms

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verb override

  • cancel out — If one thing cancels out another thing, the two things have opposite effects, so that when they are combined no real effect is produced.
  • go one better — of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech.
  • neutralise — to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.
  • make for — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
  • outmatch — to be superior to; surpass; outdo: The home team seems to have been completely outmatched by the visitors.
  • outweigh — to exceed in value, importance, influence, etc.: The advantages of the plan outweighed its defects.
  • get the better of — of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech.
  • counter check — a check available at a bank for the use of depositors in making withdrawals, orig. kept in supply on a counter
  • creamed — the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
  • countercheck — a check or restraint, esp one that acts in opposition to another
  • outnumber — to exceed in number.
  • neutralize — to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization.
  • conquer — If one country or group of people conquers another, they take complete control of their land.
  • outrank — to have a higher rank than: A major outranks a captain in the army.
  • outpace — to surpass or exceed, as in speed, development, or performance: a company that has consistently outpaced the competition in sales.
  • cold-shoulder — to snub; show indifference to.
  • have no time for — not tolerate
  • overbear — to bear over or down by weight or force: With his superior strength he easily overbore his opponent in the fight.
  • command — If someone in authority commands you to do something, they tell you that you must do it.
  • outpacing — Present participle of outpace.
  • outranked — Simple past tense and past participle of outrank.
  • counter-checking — a check that opposes or restrains.
  • outbalance — to outweigh.
  • outstep — Exceed.
  • imbricate — overlapping in sequence, as tiles or shingles on a roof.
  • counterpoised — a counterbalancing weight.
  • brush off — If someone brushes you off when you speak to them, they refuse to talk to you or be nice to you.
  • worsted — that which is worst.
  • outgo — the act or process of going out: Her illness occasioned a tremendous outgo of affectionate concern.
  • creaming — the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
  • imbricated — Overlapping, like scales or roof-tiles; intertwined.
  • bar — A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
  • outrival — a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
  • freeze out — the act of freezing; state of being frozen.
  • lap — the act of lapping liquid.
  • countermand — If you countermand an order, you cancel it, usually by giving a different order.
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