Synonyms of vacate

vacate

verb

ˈvā-ˌkāt 

1

as in to abolish

to put an end to by formal action

the contract was vacated by the court on the grounds that the signer was underage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abolish
• cancel
• repeal
• overturn
• avoid
• rescind
• withdraw
• quash
• revoke
• invalidate
• void
• annul
• dismiss
• nullify
• suspend
• dissolve
• abrogate
• abate
• negate
• strike down
• roll back
• set aside
• retract
• null
• reject
• remove
• disannul
• reverse
• overrule
• veto
• do away with
• eliminate
• override
• recall
• forbid
• enjoin
• prohibit
• abort
• ban
• erase
• countermand
• disallow
• liquidate
• call
• call off
• eradicate
• annihilate
• outlaw
• drop
• throw out
• write off
• break down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enact
• establish
• found
• legislate
• lay down
• institute
• permit
• legitimate
• pass
• allow
• validate
• authorize
• approve
• ratify
• warrant
• order
• prescribe
• endorse
• legalize
• legitimize
• clear
• formalize
• command
• sanction
• mandate
• decree

2

as in to evacuate

to remove the contents of

vacated the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evacuate
• empty
• clear
• clean
• void
• eliminate
• drain
• sweep
• purge
• draw (off)
• exhaust
• waste
• deplete
• flush
• bleed
• scour

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fill
• load

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vacate

Oklahoma Senate race One of Oklahoma's Senate seats is open after Mullin vacated it to become Homeland Security Secretary. —Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 16 June 2026

Habermas wished, in a sense, to vacate the hotel and traverse the abyss outside. —Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

Marin ultimately hauled McNulty to court in 2022, and a judge ordered her to vacate, according to Vanity Fair. —Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026

Of course, at this point, everyone involved with the royalty is doing their best to downplay it, and Andrew has been stripped of his titles and ordered to vacate his mansion at Royal Lodge. —Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 June 2026