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rescinding
[ri-sind] 
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rescind
[ri-sind]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | declare null and void |
| Synonyms: | X-out, abolish, abrogate, annul, back out of, backpedal, backwater, call off, cancel, countermand, crawl out of, dismantle, forget, invalidate, lift, nix, overturn, pull the plug, quash, recall, remove, renege, repeal, retract, reverse, revoke, scrub, set aside, void, wangle out, weasel out |
| Antonyms: | allow, approve, permit |
| Main Entry: | abolition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | formal act of putting an end to, annulling |
| Synonyms: | abolishment, abrogation, annihilation, annulment, cancellation, destruction, dissolution, elimination, end, ending, eradication, extirpation, invalidation, negation, nullification, obliteration, overthrow, overturning, quashing, repeal, repudiation, rescinding, rescindment, rescission, revocation, subversion, suppression, termination, voiding, wiping out, withdrawal |
| Antonyms: | confirmation, establishment, establishment, institution, legalization, promotion |
| Main Entry: | annul |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | void an agreement |
| Synonyms: | abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, blot out, call off, cancel, countermand, declare, delete, discharge, dissolve, efface, erase, expunge, get off the hook, invalidate, kill, negate, neutralize, nix, nullify, obliterate, quash, recall, render null and void, repeal, rescind, retract, reverse, revoke, scrub, undo, vacate, vitiate, wipe out |
| Antonyms: | keep, restore, retain, revalidate, validate |
| Main Entry: | annulment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | voiding an agreement |
| Synonyms: | abatement, abolition, abrogation, annihilation, breakup, cancellation, countermanding, dedomiciling, deletion, discharge, dissolution, erasing, going phfft, invalidation, negation, neutralization, nullification, obliteration, recall, repeal, rescinding, rescindment, rescission, retraction, reversal, revocation, split up, split*, undoing, vitiation, voiding |
| Antonyms: | enactment, restoration, retention, validation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cancel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | call off; erase |
| Synonyms: | X-out, abolish, abort, abrogate, annul, ax, black out, blot out, break, break off, countermand, cross out, cut, deface, delete, destroy, do away with, do in, efface, eliminate, eradicate, expunge, finish off, go back on one's word, kill, obliterate, off*, omit, quash, remove, render invalid, repeal, repudiate, rescind, revoke, rub out, scratch out, scrub, sink*, smash, squash, stamp across, strike out, torpedo, total*, trash*, trim*, undo, wash out, wipe out, wipe slate clean, zap |
| Antonyms: | allow, approve, arrange, establish, permit, uphold |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cancel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | equal out |
| Synonyms: | abort, abrogate, annul, balance out, call off, compensate for, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck, countermand, counterpoise, declare invalid, discard, discharge, frustrate, ignore, invalidate, make up for, negate, neutralize, nullify, offset, overthrow, put an end to, recall, recant, redeem, redress, refute, render inert, render null and void, repeal, repudiate, rescind, retract, revoke, rule out, set aside, suppress, vacate, void |
| Antonyms: | imbalance, tip |
| Main Entry: | countermand |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | annul, cancel a command |
| Synonyms: | override, recall, repeal, rescind, retract, retreat, reverse, revoke |
| Antonyms: | allow, approve, permit, sanction |
| Main Entry: | lift |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | repeal, revoke |
| Synonyms: | annul, cancel, countermand, dismantle, end, recall, relax, remove, rescind, reverse, stop, terminate |
| Antonyms: | impose, set down |
| Main Entry: | negate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contradict, countermand |
| Synonyms: | abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, belie, blackball, break with, cancel, cancel out, controvert, countercheck, cross*, deny, ding, disaffirm, disallow, disprove, dump*, fly in the face of, frustrate, gainsay, impugn, invalidate, kill, negative, neutralize, nullify, oppose, put down, quash, rebut, redress, refute, repeal, rescind, retract, reverse, revoke, stonewall, traverse, turn down, turn thumbs down, undo, vitiate, void |
| Antonyms: | allow, approve, permit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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