overridingadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈraɪ.dɪŋ/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈraɪ.dɪŋ/more important than anything else:
The government's overriding concern is to reduce inflation.
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Very important or urgent
- all-important
- arch
- at all cost(s) idiom
- be a matter of life and/or death idiom
- burning
- chief
- considerable
- critical
- major league
- make the world go around/round idiom
- materially
- minor league
- mission-critical
- prized
- radical
- sacred
- salient
- serious
- seriously
- substantial
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overridingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈraɪ.dɪŋ/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈraɪ.dɪŋ/UKtravelling on public transport further than your ticket allows you to:
There is a penalty for overriding.
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Travelling
- bum around (somewhere)
- catch
- coach
- connect
- cover
- cruise
- destination
- gad about/around (somewhere)
- gallivant
- have sth, will travel idiom
- override
- ply
- road
- roam
- tootle
- tourist class
- travel
- travelled
- traverse
- well travelled
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