repealed

VERB

declare null and void

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abolish abrogate annul cancel dismantle invalidate lift nullify rescind reverse revoke set aside void wipe out withdraw

STRONG

KO backpedal blow countermand kill nix recall renege scrub vacate zap

WEAK

X-out back out call off opt out shoot down stand down throw over wash out weasel out worm out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow approve build enforce establish institute keep legalize permit ratify sanction support uphold validate

WEAK

enact pass

Example Sentences

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"The change that I was hoping to see through the amendment would have repealed that legal defence. It would not have created a new criminal offence and that's really important."

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

It repealed the zero-tolerance policy, going so far as to invite revoked dealers to reapply for new licenses.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

They eventually succeeded in getting such rules repealed late last year.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Princeton implemented a cap on A’s in 2004, but repealed the policy in 2014 after reporting it added a “large element of stress to students’ lives.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

On March 2nd, the Senate passed the Kansas-Ne- braska Bill which repealed the Missouri Compromise restriction and divided the Nebraska Territory into two territories: Kansas and Nebraska.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry