Home/Rootonym/To revoke or cancel by a contrary order; to recall or order back; to reverse a previous decision (verb)
To revoke or cancel by a contrary order; to recall or order back; to reverse a previous decision (verb)
USA Today Rootonym clue · 11 letters · last seen September 14, 2026
Answer
COUNTERMAND
The Root
MANDmeans “order, command”
In a sentence: A CEO is furious that a vice president had dared to COUNTERMAND his original directive.
About this clue
The Rootonym clue “To revoke or cancel by a contrary order; to recall or order back; to reverse a previous decision (verb)” has the answer COUNTERMAND (11 letters), built on the root MAND, which means “order, command”. See the full September 14, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or browse all Rootonym answers.