" repeal "

1: to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to);

  * e.g., " ... the company called the furniture store to repeal the order for six new desks "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abandon,

•  abort,

•  call,

•  call off,

•  cancel,

•  cry off,

•  drop,

•  recall,

•  rescind,

•  revoke,

•  scrap,

•  scrub

•  Antonyms : 

•  continue,

•  keep

2: to put an end to by formal action;

  * e.g., " ... in 1933, Congress passed the 21st Amendment which repealed the Prohibition Amendment of 1919, thus making the sale, distribution, and use of alcohol legal once again "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abate,

•  abolish,

•  abrogate,

•  annul,

•  avoid,

•  cancel,

•  disannul,

•  dissolve,

•  invalidate,

•  negate,

•  null,

•  nullify,

•  quash,

•  rescind,

•  roll back,

•  strike down,

•  vacate,

•  void

•  Antonyms : 

•  adhere (to)

3: to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to);

  * e.g., " ... if I find that you have been lying about this, I'll instantly repeal every promise I made to you "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abjure,

•  abnegate,

•  forswear,

•  recant,

•  renege,

•  renounce,

•  repudiate,

•  retract,

•  take back,

•  unsay,

•  withdraw

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to;

  * e.g., " ... the long overdue repeal of laws prohibiting interracial marriage "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abandonment,

•  abortion,

•  calling,

•  calling off,

•  cancellation,

•  dropping,

•  recall,

•  recision,

•  rescission,

•  revocation

•  Antonyms : 

•  continuation

2: the doing away with something by formal action;

  * e.g., " ... the repeal of Prohibition during Franklin D. Roosevelt's first term "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abatement,

•  abolishment,

•  abolition,

•  abrogation,

•  annulment,

•  avoidance,

•  cancellation,

•  defeasance,

•  dissolution,

•  invalidation,

•  negation,

•  nullification,

•  quashing,

•  rescindment,

•  voiding

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)