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repealed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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“That law was repealed as a failed policy,” said Shayla Myers, an attorney for the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles who has represented homeless litigants in lawsuits challenging city homeless policies.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Executives across Europe don’t expect the Emissions Trading Scheme to be repealed despite political pressure from some EU member states, they write.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

This legislation repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset, two rules that reduced or eliminated Social Security benefits for workers whose jobs did not pay into Social Security.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

Many of these measures have since been repealed amid a warming of diplomatic ties after Trump met with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in October.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 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In the entire history of the United States, no amendment to the US Constitution had ever been repealed.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