repealed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repealed

This law repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset, which previously reduced Social Security payments for many public-sector retirees like your wife.

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So many states had repealed so many firearm regulations that the District of Columbia’s stringent handgun ban looked like a true outlier.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

The charter amendment ballot measure approved Tuesday would avoid that result and restore the inadvertently repealed funding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Back in 2021, the government repealed agriculture laws after a year-long protest by farmers.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

These record losses took place during Prohibition itself, so perhaps Elizebeth drew a breath of relief when the policy was repealed in 1933.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield