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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

The annulment of the PPC contract was requested last year by the office of the comptroller -- an autonomous body that examines how government money is spent.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Sindle denied that to The Times, instead claiming she felt pressured into an annulment by her parents and police.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024

Effects of Divorce or Nullification.—The civil effects of a divorce or annulment of marriage are as follows: 1.

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