Synonyms of repeal

repeal 1 of 2

verb

ri-ˈpēl 

1

as in to cancel

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)

the company called the furniture store to repeal the order for six new desks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cancel
• abandon
• revoke
• scrap
• abort
• rescind
• scrub
• recall
• withdraw
• call off
• suspend
• drop
• nullify
• terminate
• reverse
• invalidate
• call
• abrogate
• halt
• annul
• end
• cry off
• retract
• void
• interrupt
• discontinue
• stop
• take back
• write off
• recant
• roll back
• relinquish
• hold back
• countermand
• break off
• surrender
• give up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continue
• keep
• engage
• begin
• start
• pledge
• initiate
• promise
• undertake
• take up
• commence
• take on

2

as in to abolish

to put an end to by formal action

in 1933, Congress passed the 21st Amendment which repealed the Prohibition Amendment of 1919, thus making the sale, distribution, and use of alcohol legal once again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abolish
• cancel
• overturn
• avoid
• void
• invalidate
• revoke
• vacate
• rescind
• nullify
• abrogate
• withdraw
• annul
• suspend
• dissolve
• quash
• dismiss
• veto
• negate
• set aside
• roll back
• strike down
• reverse
• reject
• abate
• remove
• eliminate
• null
• retract
• disannul
• ban
• do away with
• forbid
• override
• overrule
• prohibit
• recall
• outlaw
• erase
• abort
• enjoin
• eradicate
• countermand
• call off
• disallow
• call
• drop
• annihilate
• liquidate
• throw out
• write off
• break down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enact
• legislate
• establish
• found
• lay down
• institute
• legitimate
• pass
• validate
• approve
• authorize
• permit
• ratify
• legalize
• allow
• endorse
• prescribe
• warrant
• legitimize
• order
• formalize
• clear
• command
• sanction
• mandate
• indorse
• decree

3

as in to withdraw

to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)

if I find that you have been lying about this, I'll instantly repeal every promise I made to you

Synonyms & Similar Words

• withdraw
• retract
• renounce
• deny
• contradict
• refute
• abandon
• relinquish
• repudiate
• take back
• recant
• forswear
• renege
• abjure
• foreswear
• unsay
• disavow
• abnegate
• revoke
• spurn
• recall
• forsake
• negate
• disown
• disclaim
• disprove
• gainsay
• controvert
• disagree (with)
• surrender
• negative
• rebut
• dispute
• back down
• disallow
• backtrack
• bolt
• give up
• back off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• maintain
• adhere (to)
• claim
• state
• declare
• acknowledge
• proclaim
• support
• assert
• affirm
• contend
• admit
• defend
• uphold
• profess
• endorse
• adopt
• confirm
• accept
• vow
• back
• embrace
• avow
• vouch
• indorse
• espouse

repeal

2 of 2

noun

1

as in cancelation

the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to

the long overdue repeal of laws prohibiting interracial marriage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cancelation
• cancellation
• abandonment
• abolition
• revocation
• abortion
• rescission
• calling
• recision
• ending
• recall
• dropping
• termination
• nullification
• abolishment
• annulment
• calling off
• invalidation
• neutralization
• reversal
• surrender
• halting
• stopping
• rollback
• relinquishment
• voidance
• giving up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuation
• beginning
• initiation
• engagement
• commencement
• undertaking

2

as in abolition

the doing away with something by formal action

the repeal of Prohibition during Franklin D. Roosevelt's first term

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abolition
• cancelation
• abolishment
• dissolution
• abrogation
• nullification
• cancellation
• dismissal
• annulment
• invalidation
• defeasance
• voiding
• avoidance
• elimination
• negation
• veto
• abatement
• prohibition
• rescindment
• quashing
• abortion
• removal
• withdrawal
• reversal
• revocation
• suspension
• rejection
• override
• banning
• overruling
• retraction
• overturn
• outlawing
• recall
• liquidation
• calling off
• erasure
• eradication
• disallowance
• forbiddance
• enjoining
• countermand

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• legislation
• enactment
• establishment
• institution
• founding
• legalization
• ratification
• validation
• approval
• passing
• formalization
• permission
• legitimation
• authorization
• endorsement
• indorsement
• clearance
• prescription
• legitimization
• commandment
• ordering
• sanctioning
• mandating
• decreeing

Examples of repeal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The bill — the Social Security Fairness Act — would repeal two rules that reduce Social Security benefits for workers and spouses, widows and widowers who also receive pension income. —Lorie Konish, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2024

The plan would have repealed the individual mandate and the employer mandate, amended Medicaid eligibility and weakened protections for patients with pre-existing conditions. —Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2024

That judgment helped efforts to repeal the law because Hungary is part of the European Union; Hungarian authorities could not simply ignore the judgment for fear of certain penalties, such as economic sanctions. —Maxim Krupskiy, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2024

Healthcare Trump no longer runs on repealing the Obama-era Affordable Care Act. —Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Sep. 2024