Synonyms of nullifies

nullifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of nullify

as in abolishes

to put an end to by formal action

the constitutional amendment that nullified Prohibition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abolishes
• repeals
• cancels
• invalidates
• avoids
• negates
• overturns
• abrogates
• vacates
• voids
• dismisses
• rescinds
• annuls
• dissolves
• revokes
• quashes
• suspends
• withdraws
• reverses
• strikes down
• nulls
• abates
• rejects
• rolls back
• sets aside
• eliminates
• removes
• overrules
• retracts
• overrides
• forbids
• does away with
• disannuls
• vetoes
• prohibits
• erases
• recalls
• bans
• aborts
• countermands
• eradicates
• disallows
• enjoins
• annihilates
• outlaws
• calls
• drops
• calls off
• liquidates
• breaks down
• throws out
• writes off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• establishes
• enacts
• lays down
• validates
• institutes
• founds
• passes
• authorizes
• legislates
• approves
• permits
• allows
• endorses
• legitimizes
• prescribes
• formalizes
• ratifies
• clears
• legalizes
• warrants
• legitimates
• orders
• mandates
• sanctions
• commands
• decrees

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nullifies

Now, however, the greatest threat is the arrival of new software that nullifies previous expertise accumulated in an agency. — Tyler Dykstra, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

If competing proposals appear on a ballot and are successful, the one that receives the most votes nullifies the other. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026

This is because climate change and ecological collapse are very likely to cause political fragmentation that nullifies legal and cultural precedents like abolition, and bring about agrarian and manufacturing crises and scarcities in which people are forced into labor. — Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025

The move nullifies an extension quietly authorized by Biden before leaving office, which had granted Harris an additional year of protection beyond the standard six-month post-tenure period. — Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025