NULL AND VOID Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

null and void

adjective

as in null

having no legal or binding force public disclosure of the terms of the out-of-court settlement renders it null and void

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Recent Examples of null and void Local governments across Florida have received letters from the state Department of Commerce declaring their comprehensive plan amendments since August 2024 to be null and void, have been sued or have backed away from planning changes to avoid legal peril. —

Haley Busch, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026 So, any debate over a tight end at that spot could be null and void. —

Mike Kaye march 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026 The plaintiffs were seeking a declaratory judgment that the tax exemptions granted to Amazon Data Services be declared null and void and that the resolutions passed by the Hobart City Council be declared null and void. —

Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026 Those in charge — as in charge as anybody can be with every policy just a judge’s ruling away from being null and void — have been begging Congress for help for years, but to no avail. —

Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for null and void

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Adjective

In January 2025, however, a federal district court in Kentucky ruled that the Biden administration’s regulations were invalid.

— Marie-Amelie George, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
Her attorneys argued the defamation complaint is invalid because Ohio’s one-year statute of limitations had expired.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 May 2026