repealed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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repealed

Because the GPO has been repealed, her teacher’s pension will no longer reduce or eliminate her spousal benefit.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

So many states had repealed so many firearm regulations that the District of Columbia’s stringent handgun ban looked like a true outlier.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026

As a result, the passage of Measure G repealed Measure J.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Although Pope Benedict XVI repealed the excommunication in 2009 in an unsuccessful attempt to heal the rift, Pope Leo is also expected to exclude the new bishops from the Catholic Church.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

In the entire history of the United States, no amendment to the US Constitution had ever been repealed.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler