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annulment

[uh-nuhl-muhnt] / əˈnʌl mənt /
NOUN
voiding an agreement
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abolition abrogation breakup cancellation deletion dissolution nullification repeal retraction reversal revocation
STRONG
abatement annihilation discharge invalidation negation neutralization obliteration recall rescission split undoing vitiation voiding
WEAK
countermanding dedomiciling erasing going phfft rescinding rescindment split up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
approval confirmation establishment
WEAK
enactment restoration retention validation

Example Sentences

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He does not even bother to tell her he has left, letting her find out from a letter petitioning for an annulment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison warned Thursday of possible legal action against Danish firm Maersk and others over the annulment of its contract to operate two ports on the Panama Canal.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

But the annulment came too late to prevent observance of the holiday in most of Connecticut.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Sindle denied that to The Times, instead claiming she felt pressured into an annulment by her parents and police.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024

The assembly was greatly alarmed and directed its agents to seek the annulment of this patent also.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene