Synonyms of rescinding

rescinding

verb

present participle of rescind

1

as in canceling

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)

the library refused to rescind its decision to include the controversial book in its collection

Synonyms & Similar Words

• canceling
• abandoning
• revoking
• scrapping
• repealing
• aborting
• recalling
• withdrawing
• scrubbing
• terminating
• suspending
• reversing
• calling
• dropping
• halting
• calling off
• annulling
• invalidating
• ending
• nullifying
• abrogating
• retracting
• voiding
• discontinuing
• interrupting
• crying off
• stopping
• taking back
• relinquishing
• writing off
• recanting
• countermanding
• rolling back
• breaking off
• holding back
• surrendering
• giving up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuing
• keeping
• beginning
• engaging
• starting
• promising
• initiating
• commencing
• pledging
• undertaking
• taking up
• taking on

2

as in repealing

to put an end to by formal action

the new mayor vowed not to seek to rescind existing laws prohibiting smoking in the city's public places

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repealing
• abolishing
• canceling
• overturning
• avoiding
• voiding
• vacating
• revoking
• invalidating
• annulling
• nullifying
• abrogating
• dismissing
• withdrawing
• quashing
• negating
• suspending
• dissolving
• reversing
• rolling back
• striking down
• vetoing
• rejecting
• setting aside
• retracting
• doing away with
• nulling
• abating
• prohibiting
• removing
• forbidding
• overruling
• eliminating
• banning
• disannulling
• overriding
• recalling
• outlawing
• enjoining
• erasing
• countermanding
• aborting
• disallowing
• calling
• eradicating
• dropping
• calling off
• liquidating
• annihilating
• throwing out
• writing off
• breaking down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enacting
• establishing
• instituting
• founding
• laying down
• authorizing
• passing
• approving
• validating
• legislating
• permitting
• ratifying
• allowing
• endorsing
• ordering
• legalizing
• prescribing
• clearing
• legitimizing
• mandating
• warranting
• formalizing
• legitimating
• commanding
• sanctioning
• decreeing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rescinding

Only five of the development hub concessions have been awarded, with the government already rescinding at least two other previous deals after companies missed their investment commitments, according to a report from Bloomberg. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026

And In 2025, the Secretary of Agriculture proposed rescinding a rule that protects portions of national forests from development, including 45,000 acres in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. — Haley Parsley august 17, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Agriculture Secretary ​Brooke Rollins said in the release that rescinding the rule would improve forest health and ​reduce wildfire risk. — Reuters, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2026

But the pair dropped their opposition last week after Blanche issued an order rescinding his directive that established the fund. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Commissioners Rolando Escalona, Christine King and Damian Pardo have expressed openness to rescinding the agreement. — Jessica Lipscomb, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

Chicago trades Skylar Diggins, Rachel Banham and Atlanta’s 2027 first-round pick to Washington for Angela Dugalic and Lucy Olsen, plus rescinding the pick swap rights for their 2027 first-round picks. — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 30 July 2026

However, proposed changes to the 2024 federal PFAS rule include rescinding the mixture provision. — Christine Kirchhoff, The Conversation, 30 July 2026

The Education Department will no longer consider school policies that disproportionately harm one group of students as discriminatory unless the discrimination is intentional, rescinding a decades-long standard for civil rights enforcement. — ABC News, 23 July 2026