Synonyms of roll back

roll back 1 of 2

verb

as in to abolish

to put an end to by formal action

lobbyists for the industry pressured the legislators to roll back the new automotive safety standards

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

rollback

2 of 2

noun

as in reversal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reversal
• surrender
• abolition
• relinquishment
• abolishment
• halting
• invalidation
• stopping
• nullification
• termination
• neutralization
• annulment
• revocation
• abortion
• ending
• repeal
• cancelation
• rescission
• giving up
• cancellation
• recision
• voidance
• calling
• recall
• abandonment
• dropping
• calling off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuation
• beginning
• initiation
• engagement
• undertaking
• commencement