Synonyms of invalidated

invalidated 1 of 2

adjective

as in unsupported

Related Words

• unsupported
• unsubstantiated
• ambiguous
• undefined
• unconfirmed
• indeterminate
• vague
• unsettled
• general
• indefinable
• indistinct
• indefinite
• unclear
• erroneous
• inaccurate
• problematic
• mushy
• imprecise
• incorrect
• inexact
• suspect
• flawed
• noncommittal
• shaky
• suspicious
• approximate
• open
• equivocal
• inexplicit
• faulty
• questionable
• wrong
• fishy
• mistaken
• loose
• doubtful
• dubitable
• dubious
• squishy
• false
• approximative
• dodgy
• queer
• off
• disputable
• debatable
• shady
• doubtable
• ballpark

Dissimilar Words

• defined
• conclusive
• decisive
• obvious
• definite
• positive
• clear
• definitive
• certain
• definable
• sure
• clear-cut
• indisputable
• incontestable
• unquestionable
• undeniable
• confirmed
• undoubted
• unproblematic
• indubitable
• irrefutable
• valid
• validated
• supported
• incontrovertible
• unqualified
• absolute
• correct
• established
• determined
• open-and-shut
• true
• substantiated
• right
• questionless
• accurate
• sound
• factual
• hands-down
• exact
• dead
• corroborated
• precise
• dead-on
• errorless
• ultraprecise
• veracious

invalidated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of invalidate

as in repealed

to put an end to by formal action

those nations eventually invalidated their trade agreement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repealed
• abolished
• canceled
• overturned
• voided
• nullified
• vacated
• annulled
• avoided
• rescinded
• revoked
• dismissed
• negated
• abrogated
• quashed
• dissolved
• suspended
• withdrew
• struck down
• set aside
• rejected
• abated
• rolled back
• reversed
• nulled
• retracted
• vetoed
• overruled
• disannulled
• eliminated
• did away with
• removed
• erased
• prohibited
• recalled
• countermanded
• banned
• overrode
• forbade
• aborted
• outlawed
• enjoined
• disallowed
• eradicated
• called off
• annihilated
• called
• dropped
• liquidated
• threw out
• broke down
• wrote off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enacted
• established
• laid down
• founded
• instituted
• validated
• passed
• approved
• legislated
• authorized
• ratified
• permitted
• allowed
• endorsed
• ordered
• prescribed
• sanctioned
• warranted
• formalized
• legitimized
• cleared
• legalized
• legitimated
• mandated
• decreed
• commanded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of invalidated

Adjective

The ruling invalidated spending limits and led to the rise of super PACs (political action committees) in federal elections. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2026

The bill does not revive the invalidated San Diego ballot measure. — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Judges have already blocked or invalidated major portions of the initiative that conflict with state election law, leaving significant questions about whether its provisions can ever take effect. — Drew Askeland, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

The invalidated tariffs cost American households $1,000 each last year and $900 each this year, the nonprofit Tax Foundation reckoned. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

While just around 3,000 of the 150,000 or so tests have been invalidated, all students – including those who, like Velázquez, are not suspected of cheating – have been left in limbo pending the result of UNAM’s investigation into the matter. — Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

In the following decades, lower courts invalidated classes as violating the establishment clause if the subject matter promoted Christianity – teaching it as religious truth rather than discussing the Bible’s literary and historical qualities. — Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 29 June 2026

The ballot measure would have required special taxes approved by local governments to receive two-thirds support from voters to go into effect — and invalidated previous tax increases that hadn’t met that threshold. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026

Other land-use decisions may also be invalidated, including designation of the BLM’s Areas of Critical Environmental Concern intended to benefit big-game habitat security, or watershed protections intended to conserve native fish species. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026

Verb

Among them is a law passed by the Kansas legislature which retroactively invalidated the driver’s licenses of trans people and prohibited them from using rest rooms that align with their gender identity. — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Their death sentences were reduced to life in prison after the California Supreme Court invalidated the state's death penalty in 1972. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Now, the federal government has explicitly invalidated the latter. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Although the allegations became a significant controversy surrounding his political career, higher courts later invalidated key evidence in the investigation, and the criminal complaint against him was rejected in 2022. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026

Earlier this year, the Virginia Supreme Court also invalidated a redistricting ballot measure because of procedural violations by state lawmakers. — David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Judge James Wesley Hendrix out of the Northern District of Texas invalidated key components of the nearly 100-year-old National Firearms Act (NFA) in more than a dozen states. — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026

The four siblings had argued that the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 invalidated the agreement, but the judge said the EFAA didn’t apply retroactively. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2026

The Supreme Court of Virginia invalidated a statewide referendum approved by voters in April that would have drawn new districts favorable to Democrats. — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2026