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

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

In Munich, Vance also lashed out against the annulment of the first round of presidential elections in Romania by that country’s Constitutional Court in light of significant evidence of Russian influence through TikTok. — Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2025