DISANNUL Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

disannul

verb

ˌdis-ə-ˈnəl

Definition of disannul

as in to repeal

to put an end to by formal action the new administration seems intent on disannulling every social program instituted by its predecessor

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Trump’s proclamation would have delayed compliance with the tougher standards from 2027 until 2029, though EPA ultimately repealed them in February.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Their best option would be to present a motion at the County Commission’s first October meeting to repeal the ordinance establishing the force.

— Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of repeal

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The vice president also blasted Nixon, who is in an uphill race to defeat Moody, for supporting defunding the police and abolishing prisons.

— Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Coleman later joins forces with HopesAndDrums for a house mix that calls for abolishing ICE.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of abolish

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Cage previously starred in the first two Ghost Rider movies, a franchise now being revived by Ryan Gosling, and as Spider-Noir in both the animated Beyond the Spider-Verse films and the live-action series Prime Video just canceled.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
One Elk Grove City Council race is on the ballot this November, after two other races were canceled and the incumbents were appointed to new terms because no challengers filed to run.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of cancel

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Both had been on the board of the 48 Cantones of Totonicapán—one of the country’s oldest Indigenous self-governing bodies, in rural western Guatemala—when the attorney general’s office had moved to annul the vote.

— Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
This latest attempt to move, a hopeless punt to have his contract annulled in order to leave on a free sooner, will likely see anger return at Selhurst Park on Friday night against Manchester City.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of annul

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Walker’s Harley-Davidson struck the deer near Beaverdam Road, overturned, skidded crossed the center line and ran off the road, Freeman said.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026
Stepping in for an absentee Congress, Democratic attorneys general are ready to fight efforts to undermine or overturn the midterm balloting.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

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