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rollback

[rohl-bak] / ˈroʊlˌbæk /
NOUN
concession
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acknowledgment admission compromise deal grant permit privilege
STRONG
allowance assent authorization boon buyback confession cop-out indulgence permission sellout surrender trade-off warrant
WEAK
giveback giving-in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disagreement
STRONG
denial
WEAK
difference disputation fighting protest refusal repudiation
NOUN
discount
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allowance concession decrease deduction exemption premium rebate
STRONG
abatement commission cut depreciation diminution drawback modification percentage qualification remission salvage subtraction tare
WEAK
cut rate markdown something off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
addition increase
WEAK
markup premium rise
NOUN
thriftiness
Synonyms
STRONG
abridgement austerity care carefulness caution curtailment cutback decrease deduction direction discretion frugality husbandry layoff meanness miserliness moratorium parsimony providence prudence recession reduction regulation restraint retrenchment shrinkage stinginess supervision thrift
WEAK
parcity scrimping skimping sparingness
Antonyms
STRONG
addition carelessness disregard enlargement expansion extravagance generosity imprudence increase indiscretion neglect negligence raise spending thoughtlessness

Example Sentences

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Raghavi, a trans-woman lawyer, warned that the amendments amounted to a rollback of rights.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Sherriff says her team quickly arranged a 15-metre rollback with the landowner, and within weeks the path was open again.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

“Sometimes this affordability crunch will manifest as higher prices or faster inflation, but it is more likely to appear as slower wage growth and the rollback of public supports for households,” Bivens wrote.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

Chinese negotiators are likely to push for a rollback of existing tariffs and a reprieve from the export controls on advanced artificial-intelligence chips that have throttled China’s tech sector, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

But they nevertheless lament the rollback of their work.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.