Synonyms of annulment

annulment

noun

ə-ˈnəl-mənt 

as in abolition

the doing away with something by formal action

an annulment of that hastily conceived marriage can't come too soon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abolition
• repeal
• dissolution
• cancellation
• invalidation
• dismissal
• abrogation
• nullification
• abolishment
• withdrawal
• defeasance
• suspension
• voiding
• avoidance
• negation
• elimination
• abortion
• quashing
• abatement
• revocation
• removal
• rescindment
• rejection
• veto
• prohibition
• reversal
• retraction
• overruling
• banning
• override
• liquidation
• recall
• erasure
• disallowance
• overturn
• outlawing
• enjoining
• calling off
• eradication
• forbiddance
• countermand

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• legislation
• enactment
• institution
• establishment
• validation
• legalization
• approval
• legitimation
• ratification
• founding
• formalization
• permission
• authorization
• passing
• legitimization
• clearance
• endorsement
• prescription
• ordering
• sanctioning
• commandment
• decreeing
• mandating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of annulment

Haven's revelation comes nearly a year and a half after Imbelli confirmed to People magazine that the former couple had gotten an annulment shortly after their August 2024 wedding. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026

The annulment was controversial; even some of Georgescu’s leftist detractors argued that the decision was anti-democratic. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026

For a variety of reasons, such annulments often cannot be obtained though Francis issued a separate reform to simplify, facilitate and accelerate the process. — ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026

The publication finalizes the legal annulment of concessions for the Balboa and Cristobal terminals near the Panama Canal, which Panama Ports Company, a subsidiary of CK Hutchison, had operated for nearly three decades. — Reuters, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026