Synonyms of invalidation

invalidation

noun

as in abolition

the doing away with something by formal action

sought speedy invalidation of the contract, which had been signed without parental consent

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of invalidation

The outspoken rapper has often asserted her own personal truth, and seen its invalidation in conversation with others. — Sheldon Pearce, NPR, 9 May 2026

The Supreme Court’s invalidation of the IEEPA tariffs is final. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026

Trust them to see the humor as a companion of pain, not an invalidation of it. — Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026

The Supreme Court’s invalidation of most Trump tariffs and the bellicosity of his response, which included the immediate imposition of new 10% tariffs across the board and the threat to increase them to 15%, have done nothing to settle investors’ nerves. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026

As the researchers expected, validation was associated with reductions in negative emotional intensity, while invalidation reliably escalated distress. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026

The Court’s usurpation runs deeper than the invalidation of statutes with a liberal cast, though there has been plenty of that. — Duncan Hosie, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026

Smart & Safe Florida last week filed a lawsuit in Leon County circuit court alleging state elections officials had improperly directed the invalidation of about 72,000 signatures. — Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026

Smart & Safe Florida challenged the invalidation, but a Leon County circuit judge upheld the state decision. — CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025