Definition for Veto:

• [ L.] The word by which the Roman tribunes of the people exercised their power of intercession, by which they could arrest the action of public magistrates or the passing of ordinances by the senate.

Synonyms for Veto:

• n.

  •
  • force,
  • power,
  • oligopoly,
  • monopoly,
  • authority,
  • might,
  • control,
  • domination,
  • leadership,
  • greatness.
  •
  • challenge,
  • resistance.
  •
  • put your foot down,
  • shoot down,
  • deceive yourself,
  • ignore,
  • spurn,
  • close your mind to something,
  • not hear of it,
  • push aside.
  •denial (noun)
  • nay,
  • retraction,
  • no way,
  • disapproval,
  • noncommittal,
  • adjuration,
  • refutation,
  • brush-off,
  • refusal,
  • contradiction,
  • renouncement,
  • forswearing,
  • Dismissing,
  • Refraining,
  • Disallowance,
  • Refutal,
  • disavowal,
  • rebuff,
  • turndown,
  • Rejecting,
  • Controversion,
  • disproof,
  • disclaimer,
  • Repudiating,
  • Gainsaying,
  • dissent,
  • Abstaining,
  • repulse,
  • protestation,
  • cold shoulder,
  • repudiation,
  • Refusing,
  • statement abnegation,
  • renegement.
  •exclusion (noun)
  • Nonadmission,
  • separation,
  • excommunication,
  • relegations,
  • blockade,
  • segregation,
  • lockout,
  • preclusion,
  • debarment,
  • prevention,
  • Debarring,
  • ousting,
  • elimination,
  • removal,
  • ostracism,
  • exception,
  • keeping out,
  • relegation,
  • omission,
  • lockouts,
  • coventry,
  • occlusion,
  • Interdicting,
  • eviction,
  • suspension,
  • discharge,
  • ejection.
  •negation (noun)
  • neutralizations,
  • inverses,
  • Non-existence,
  • neutralization,
  • Contraries,
  • NOS,
  • forget it,
  • Negatory.
  •negative (noun)
  • negative.
  •nonconformity (noun)
  • dis-approbation,
  • un conventionalities,
  • dis-affection,
  • dis obedience,
  • dis approbations,
  • un-conventionality,
  • unconventionalities,
  • dis approbation,
  • non-agreement,
  • non agreement,
  • un-orthodoxies,
  • non agreements,
  • non-compliances,
  • contumaciousnesses,
  • dis-approbations,
  • iconoclasms,
  • non compliances,
  • non conformities,
  • un orthodoxies,
  • dis obediences,
  • dis-agreements,
  • non conformity,
  • non-agreements,
  • nonconsents,
  • dis-agreement,
  • non-consents,
  • dis agreements,
  • un-conventionalities,
  • dis affection,
  • in-subordination,
  • mutinousnesses,
  • dis-affections,
  • dis-obediences,
  • recusancies,
  • transgressivenesses,
  • dis-obedience,
  • dis agreement,
  • non consent,
  • un-orthodoxy,
  • nonagreements,
  • dis affections,
  • hetero doxy,
  • hetero doxies,
  • un orthodoxy,
  • recusances,
  • un conventionality,
  • non compliance,
  • in-subordinations,
  • non-conformities,
  • hetero-doxy,
  • in subordinations,
  • bohemianisms,
  • non consents,
  • in subordination,
  • hetero-doxies.
  •prohibition (noun)
  • no-no,
  • don'ts,
  • no-nos,
  • prohibitions,
  • don't,
  • no-no's,
  • off limits,
  • DONT.
  •quitclaim (noun)
  • Demission.
  •refusal (noun)
  • enjoinment,
  • forbiddings,
  • knockback,
  • withholdings.
  •rejection (noun)
  • interdiction,
  • slap in the face,
  • hard times,
  • thumbs down,
  • no dice,
  • kick in teeth,
  • slap in face,
  • slap the face,
  • declination,
  • no go,
  • hard time,
  • nothing doing.
  •renunciation (noun)
  • eschewal,
  • self-abnegation,
  • self-sacrifice.
  •stop (noun)
  • kibosh.
  •thumbs down (noun)
  • dis satisfactions,
  • dis-satisfaction,
  • dis-satisfactions,
  • declinings,
  • dis satisfaction.
  •traversal (noun)
  • traversal.
  •veto (noun)
  • ban,
  • embargo.

• v.

  •annul (verb)
  • disavow,
  • annul,
  • retract,
  • neutralize,
  • eliminate,
  • undo,
  • dismiss,
  • obliterate,
  • abnegate,
  • invalidate,
  • refute,
  • negate,
  • withdraw,
  • abolish,
  • delete,
  • extinguish,
  • efface,
  • revoke,
  • dissolve,
  • disclaim,
  • divorce,
  • destroy,
  • cancel,
  • eradicate,
  • Disaffirm.
  •blackball (verb)
  • ostracize,
  • oust,
  • snub,
  • blacklist,
  • debar.
  •deny (verb)
  • discard,
  • controvert,
  • keep back,
  • contradict,
  • discredit,
  • contravene,
  • doubt,
  • enjoin from,
  • disprove,
  • hold back,
  • sacrifice,
  • disbelieve,
  • rebut,
  • forsake,
  • abjure,
  • disown,
  • oppose,
  • say no to,
  • taboo,
  • eschew,
  • call on,
  • Disacknowledge,
  • not buy,
  • take exception to,
  • recant,
  • turn thumbs down,
  • curb,
  • withhold,
  • begrudge,
  • gainsay,
  • forgo,
  • restrain.
  •disallow (verb)
  • censor,
  • zing,
  • taboo*,
  • shut out.
  •disapprove (verb)
  • pan,
  • reprehend,
  • damn,
  • dispraise,
  • frown on,
  • deplore,
  • set aside,
  • decry,
  • slam,
  • dislike,
  • find fault with,
  • disesteem,
  • denounce,
  • Discommend,
  • find unacceptable,
  • reprove,
  • criticize,
  • reprobate,
  • disfavor,
  • deprecate,
  • censure,
  • look askance at,
  • look down on,
  • chastise,
  • detract,
  • take dim view of,
  • expostulate,
  • object to,
  • blame,
  • remonstrate.
  •exclude (verb)
  • lock out,
  • occlude,
  • sideline,
  • get rid of,
  • leave out,
  • count out,
  • ward off,
  • boycott,
  • preclude,
  • force out,
  • suspend,
  • evict,
  • close out,
  • prevent,
  • Estop,
  • pass over,
  • bounce,
  • omit,
  • except,
  • drive out,
  • bate,
  • refuse admittance,
  • remove,
  • block,
  • eject,
  • shut the door on,
  • keep out,
  • put out,
  • bar,
  • obviate.
  •forbid (verb)
  • hinder,
  • check,
  • restrict,
  • hold up,
  • obstruct,
  • halt,
  • spike*,
  • impede,
  • stymie*,
  • enjoin,
  • forestall,
  • freeze*,
  • stop,
  • shut down,
  • inhibit,
  • deprive.
  •interdict (verb)
  • inter dict,
  • inter-dict.
  •kill (verb)
  • counter-acted,
  • counter act,
  • de feat,
  • counter-acting,
  • de adens,
  • counter-act,
  • de-adens,
  • counter-acts,
  • de-feat,
  • counter acting,
  • counter acts,
  • de-feats,
  • de-aden,
  • de feats,
  • de aden,
  • counter acted.
  •nullify (verb)
  • calls bets off,
  • disannulling,
  • dis-annulled,
  • in validating,
  • forgat it,
  • in-validates,
  • renigs,
  • bringing naught,
  • re-nig,
  • re-nigged,
  • forgot it,
  • dis annuls,
  • counter vailed,
  • un did,
  • nigging,
  • dis annul,
  • renigging,
  • re-nigs,
  • un doing,
  • blue penciling,
  • brought naught,
  • counter-vailing,
  • blue pencilled,
  • re nig,
  • counter-balancing,
  • nigged,
  • re nigged,
  • disannuls,
  • re peals,
  • in-validated,
  • re-pealed,
  • re nigs,
  • counter-vails,
  • in-validate,
  • bring naught,
  • counter balance,
  • re pealed,
  • calling bets off,
  • forgets it,
  • re nigging,
  • counter balanced,
  • call bets off,
  • re pealing,
  • dis annulling,
  • calls all bets off,
  • dis-annulling,
  • un does,
  • renigged,
  • counter-vailed,
  • re peal,
  • counter-vail,
  • un done,
  • un-doing,
  • rendering null and void,
  • counter-balanced,
  • called all bets off,
  • un-does,
  • blue pencils,
  • disannulled,
  • in validate,
  • re-nigging,
  • brought to naught,
  • counter balancing,
  • renders null and void,
  • counter vailing,
  • blue penciled,
  • counter vails,
  • forgetting it,
  • rendered null and void,
  • calling all bets off,
  • counter vail,
  • bringing to naught,
  • un-did,
  • dis-annul,
  • rendered null void,
  • in-validating,
  • counter balances,
  • rendering null void,
  • dis annulled,
  • brings to naught,
  • brings naught,
  • blue pencilling,
  • re-peals,
  • called bets off,
  • renders null void,
  • in validates,
  • render null void,
  • in validated,
  • dis-annuls.
  •override (verb)
  • tramples upon,
  • tramples up on,
  • trample up on,
  • over ride,
  • trampled upon,
  • trampling upon,
  • trampling up on,
  • trampled up on.
  •override/overrule (verb)
  • bends to will,
  • over-rules,
  • bended to one's will,
  • dis-regarding,
  • over-ruled,
  • out weighed,
  • out-votes,
  • ruling against,
  • made void,
  • out weighs,
  • out vote,
  • over-rode,
  • bent to one will,
  • up sets,
  • over-turn,
  • rid roughshod,
  • over turns,
  • up-sets,
  • bends one's will,
  • out votes,
  • over ruling,
  • bent one will,
  • bended ones will,
  • ruled against,
  • bend to one will,
  • riding roughshod,
  • make null void,
  • out-weigh,
  • over rules,
  • over-ruling,
  • over rides,
  • bended one's will,
  • over rode,
  • bends to one will,
  • bent to ones will,
  • bends to one's will,
  • out-voting,
  • out voting,
  • bend one will,
  • not heeds,
  • re calling,
  • bend ones will,
  • over riding,
  • bending to ones will,
  • prevailing over,
  • bending one will,
  • taking no account of,
  • took no account of,
  • bending to one's will,
  • dis-regard,
  • bended will,
  • bent one's will,
  • rules against,
  • re calls,
  • making null void,
  • takes no account of,
  • re-calls,
  • over-turning,
  • up-set,
  • dis regard,
  • bended to ones will,
  • prevails over,
  • bent to one's will,
  • making null and void,
  • out-voted,
  • bend will,
  • bends to ones will,
  • bending to one will,
  • dis-regards,
  • dis-regarded,
  • made null void,
  • makes null and void,
  • re-call,
  • bends one will,
  • over turning,
  • bended to one will,
  • prevailed over,
  • out-weighing,
  • bent to will,
  • bend to will,
  • over ridden,
  • bent will,
  • out-weighs,
  • bending will,
  • up-setting,
  • re-called,
  • over ruled,
  • bend one's will,
  • dis regarded,
  • bending one's will,
  • bended to will,
  • re-calling,
  • makes null void,
  • rides roughshod,
  • out voted,
  • made null and void,
  • dis regards,
  • rode roughshod,
  • over-riding,
  • out weighing,
  • making void,
  • bending to will,
  • bended one will,
  • bending ones will,
  • bend to ones will,
  • bends ones will,
  • up setting,
  • outvotes,
  • dis regarding,
  • out-weighed,
  • out-vote,
  • over-ridden,
  • over-rides,
  • bent ones will,
  • bends will.
  •overrule (verb)
  • re-versed,
  • over rule,
  • striking down,
  • over-rule,
  • strook down,
  • strikes down,
  • re versing.
  •prohibit (verb)
  • throws cold water on,
  • bring screeching halt,
  • boxing in,
  • out lawing,
  • puts a lock on,
  • hanged up,
  • puts lock on,
  • putting a lock on,
  • put stopper in,
  • putting a stopper in,
  • puts a stopper in,
  • boxed in,
  • bringing screeching halt,
  • keeping lid on,
  • puts stopper in,
  • brought screeching halt,
  • jammed up,
  • brings screeching halt,
  • threw cold water on,
  • out-lawed,
  • putting lock on,
  • brings to screeching halt,
  • puts half nelson on,
  • keeps lid on,
  • brought to screeching halt,
  • kept lid on,
  • putting stopper in,
  • jams up,
  • throwing cold water on,
  • hanging up,
  • putting half nelson on,
  • jamming up,
  • out lawed,
  • bringing to screeching halt,
  • gridlocking.
  •quash (verb)
  • putting damper on,
  • putting lid on,
  • puts the lid on,
  • declares null and void,
  • watergates,
  • over thrown,
  • dis solve,
  • over throws,
  • dis solving,
  • puts damper on,
  • declare null void,
  • dis-solves,
  • dis charging,
  • dis-solved,
  • cracked down on,
  • declares null void,
  • clamped down on,
  • dis-solve,
  • over throwing,
  • over-thrown,
  • corks up,
  • cracks down on,
  • dis solves,
  • watergating,
  • over-throw,
  • declaring null void,
  • dis charged,
  • over-throws,
  • declared null void,
  • clamps down on,
  • over throw,
  • dis-solving,
  • dis solved,
  • watergated,
  • clamping down on,
  • dis-charged,
  • declaring null and void,
  • over-throwing,
  • dis-charging.
  •reject (verb)
  • de-clines,
  • passes up,
  • de-cline,
  • dis counting,
  • re pulsing,
  • shooting down,
  • dis-counted,
  • casting aside,
  • dis counted,
  • shoots down,
  • gives thumbs down to,
  • dis-counts,
  • re-pulsing,
  • de clines,
  • de cline,
  • re pulsed,
  • casts out,
  • gave thumbs down to,
  • giving thumbs down to,
  • passing up,
  • dis-counting,
  • casts aside,
  • dis counts,
  • re-pulsed.
  •veto (verb)
  • give thumbs down,
  • put down,
  • burn,
  • discountenance,
  • throw out,
  • pass by,
  • refuse,
  • cut,
  • not go for,
  • decline,
  • pass,
  • throw away,
  • rule out,
  • defeat.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • nonacceptance,
  • rebuttal.
  •
  • disapprove,
  • silence.
  •
  • dismissal,
  • revolt.
  •deny
  • Negatived,
  • turn down,
  • withholds,
  • Negativing,
  • Tabooing,
  • Tabooed,
  • called on,
  • keeping back,
  • calling on,
  • kept back,
  • keeps back,
  • forgoing,
  • Forgone.
  •destroy
  • interdict.
  •disapprove
  • Dispraising,
  • frowned on,
  • setting aside,
  • dispraises,
  • Disfavored,
  • reprobates,
  • Disfavoring,
  • Dispraised,
  • Reprobating,
  • Reprobated.
  •exclude
  • leaving out,
  • leaves out,
  • keeps out,
  • forces out,
  • forcing out,
  • driving out,
  • sidelined,
  • left out,
  • drives out,
  • kept out.
  •kill
  • Scotched,
  • kill,
  • scotches,
  • killing,
  • Scotching,
  • Killed.
  •override
  • over-ride,
  • trample upon.
  •overrule
  • strike down,
  • struck down.
  •prohibit
  • prohibit,
  • put half nelson on,
  • hang up,
  • jam up,
  • corked,
  • throw cold water on,
  • put a stopper in,
  • put chill on,
  • gridlocked,
  • bring to screeching halt,
  • gridlock,
  • corking,
  • keep lid on,
  • box in,
  • boxes in,
  • put lock on,
  • put a lock on.
  •put down
  • vote down.
  •quash
  • put lid on,
  • declared null and void,
  • cork up,
  • declare null and void,
  • cracking down on,
  • crack down on,
  • clamp down on,
  • quash,
  • put damper on,
  • watergate,
  • put the lid on,
  • corking up,
  • corked up,
  • Quashed.
  •reject
  • casting out,
  • pass up,
  • passed up,
  • cast aside,
  • jettison,
  • give thumbs down to,
  • shot down,
  • cast out.

Paraphrases for Veto:

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    Cassation, vetting.
  • Verb, base form
    overrule, disapprove, negative, negate.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    vet, denunciation.

Antonyms for Veto:

• n.

  • denial
    agreement, Vouching, claim, corroboration, avowal, affirmation.
  • exclusion
    admittance, inclusion, incorporation, acceptance, addition.
  • veto
    ratification, sanction, ok, allowance, permission.
  • Other antonyms:
    acquiescence, approval, assent, support, encouragement, toleration, letting, submission, endorsement, enabling, blessing, promotion, sanctioning, accession, approbation, prescription, compliance, imprimatur, obedience, facilitation, tolerance.

• v.

  • deny
    affirm, grant, go along, corroborate, accede, confess, acknowledge, admit, concede, agree.
  • disapprove
    love, endorse, like.
  • exclude
    add, welcome, incorporate, take on, include, accept.
  • forbid
    authorize.
  • veto
    allow, permit, ratify, approve.

Veto Sentence Examples:

• Our viary accident is the result of a vicious valve that, of its own volition, has put a veto on our volacious voyage.

• Terrick was especially hostile to the idea, and when the Dean waited upon him and told him, with some exultation, of the progress that had been made, put an absolute veto upon the whole project.

Homophones for Veto:

• Vito.

Hypernym for Veto:

• n.

  • act
    pocket veto.

Hyponym for Veto:

• n.

  • act
    ballot, vote, voting, balloting.
  • attribute
    power, powerfulness.