ABROGATE Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word abrogate. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| abolish | verbv | |||||
verb • do away with | ||||||
| annul | verbv | |||||
verb • declare invalid • cancel officially | ||||||
| cancel | verbv | |||||
noun • a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat verb • postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled • make up for • declare null and void; make ineffective • remove or make invisible • make invalid for use | ||||||
| invalidate | verbv | |||||
verb • declare invalid • make invalid for use • show to be invalid • take away the legal force of or render ineffective | ||||||
| nullify | verbv | |||||
verb • declare invalid • show to be invalid • make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of | ||||||
| repeal | verbv | |||||
noun • the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation verb • cancel officially | ||||||
| rescind | verbv | |||||
verb • cancel officially | ||||||
| revoke | verbv | |||||
noun • the mistake of not following suit when able to do so verb • fail to follow suit when able and required to do so • cancel officially | ||||||
| abjure | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure | ||||||
| annihilate | verbv | |||||
verb • kill in large numbers | ||||||
| countermand | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command verb • cancel officially | ||||||
| dissolve | verbv | |||||
noun • (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out verb • grow less and less substantial until it disappears • cause to go into a solution • come to an end • stop functioning or cohering as a unit • cause to lose control emotionally • lose control emotionally • cause to fade away • pass into a solution • become or cause to become soft or liquid • bring the association of to an end or cause to break up • declare void | ||||||
| end | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • either extremity of something that has length • the point in time at which something ends • the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence • the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it • a final part or section • a final state • the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object • (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage • a boundary marking the extremities of something • one of two places from which people are communicating to each other • the part you are expected to play • the last section of a communication • a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold • (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, designating players at each end of the defensive line verb • have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical • bring to an end or halt • be the end of; be the last or concluding part of • put an end to | ||||||
| obliterate | verbv | |||||
adjective satellite • reduced to nothingness verb • mark for deletion, rub off, or erase • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing • remove completely from recognition or memory • do away with completely, without leaving a trace | ||||||
| obviate | verbv | |||||
verb • get rid of something • prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off | ||||||
| overrule | verbv | |||||
verb • rule against | ||||||
| overturn | verbv | |||||
noun • the act of upsetting something • an improbable and unexpected victory verb • turn from an upright or normal position • cause to overturn from an upright or normal position • rule against • cause the downfall of; of rulers • cancel officially • change radically | ||||||
| quash | verbv | |||||
verb • put down by force or intimidation • declare invalid | ||||||
| recant | verbv | |||||
verb • formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure | ||||||
| retract | verbv | |||||
verb • formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure • pull away from a source of disgust or fear • use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) • pull inward or towards a center | ||||||
