rollback

1 of 2

noun

roll·​back ˈrōl-ˌbak 

: the act or an instance of rolling back

a government-ordered rollback of gasoline prices

roll back

2 of 2

verb

rolled back; rolling back; rolls back

transitive verb

1

: to reduce or decrease something

rolling back their mortgage rates

specifically : to reduce (something, such as a commodity price) to or toward a previous level on a national scale

2

: to cause to retreat or withdraw : push back

3

: rescind

attempted to roll back antipollution standards

Synonyms of rollback

Verb

• abolish
• repeal
• cancel
• set aside
• avoid
• strike down
• overturn

Examples of rollback in a Sentence

Noun

a government-ordered rollback of gasoline prices

a rollback in environmental regulations

a rollback of previous wage concessions

Verb

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The big story The $30 billion tariff rollback released Monday morning Beijing time reads like the perfect shopping list. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

Airlines can provide more assistance than the DOT guidelines require, and none of the major carriers has publicly announced a broad rollback of those benefits tied to the October 19 rule. — Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026

Verb

At the same time, the administration is also moving to roll back legal protections for historic places across the country. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026

The proposal was an attempt to roll back the Alpine state’s decision in 2022 to join the European Union’s sanctions on Russia for threatening Ukraine’s existence. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1937, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1942, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for rollback

• aback
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac
• comeback
• cutback