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invalidates

VERB

render null and void

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abolish abrogate annul discredit disqualify impair negate nullify overrule quash revoke undermine undo

STRONG

abate annihilate cancel counteract counterbalance negative neutralize nix offset overthrow refute unfit weaken

WEAK

X-out blow sky-high circumduct disannul shoot full of holes

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid allow approve assist establish help institute legalize permit ratify sanction support validate

STRONG

revive

Example Sentences

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“It celebrates and beautifies the city in a way few other movies ever have,” says Anthony Cavalluzzi of Yorba Linda, adding, “Its absence completely invalidates the list.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

“The IRS deemed that if you participate in one of these it invalidates your ability to contribute to an HSA. That restriction has been removed,” Robertson says.

From Barron's • Oct. 5, 2025

Not that this invalidates the use of animal models in neurology.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2025

The 39-page ruling invalidates the Payday Lending Rule, which became effective in 2018.

From Washington Times • Oct. 19, 2022

My interference in the former case no more invalidates the mother's property right in her child than my interference in the latter case would invalidate the property right of the owner of the painting.

From Anarchism by Eltzbacher, Paul