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Definitions

annulment

[uh-nuhl-muhnt] / əˈnʌl mənt /
NOUN
voiding an agreement
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abolition abrogation breakup cancellation deletion dissolution nullification repeal retraction reversal revocation
STRONG
abatement annihilation discharge invalidation negation neutralization obliteration recall rescission split undoing vitiation voiding
WEAK
countermanding dedomiciling erasing going phfft rescinding rescindment split up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
approval confirmation establishment
WEAK
enactment restoration retention validation

Example Sentences

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He does not even bother to tell her he has left, letting her find out from a letter petitioning for an annulment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Human Rights Watch also recently called for "the annulment of the unjust sentences", denouncing "unfounded accusations".

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

But the annulment came too late to prevent observance of the holiday in most of Connecticut.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Bolojan himself took on the role of interim president last February because of the scandal surrounding the annulment of the presidential vote.

From BBC • May 5, 2025

The last two causes mentioned above as sufficient for an annulment.

From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.