Synonyms of repealed

repealed

verb

past tense of repeal

1

as in canceled

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)

the company called the furniture store to repeal the order for six new desks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• canceled
• abandoned
• scrapped
• revoked
• aborted
• rescinded
• recalled
• scrubbed
• reversed
• dropped
• terminated
• called off
• withdrew
• abrogated
• suspended
• invalidated
• nullified
• halted
• called
• annulled
• ended
• cried off
• retracted
• interrupted
• discontinued
• voided
• stopped
• recanted
• countermanded
• took back
• relinquished
• broke off
• rolled back
• wrote off
• held back
• surrendered
• gave up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continued
• kept
• engaged
• promised
• began
• started
• initiated
• commenced
• pledged
• undertook
• took up
• took on

2

as in abolished

to put an end to by formal action

in 1933, Congress passed the 21st Amendment which repealed the Prohibition Amendment of 1919, thus making the sale, distribution, and use of alcohol legal once again

Synonyms & Similar Words

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• rescinded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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in renounced

to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)

if I find that you have been lying about this, I'll instantly repeal every promise I made to you

Synonyms & Similar Words

• renounced
• retracted
• withdrew
• denied
• contradicted
• abandoned
• refuted
• relinquished
• recanted
• repudiated
• reneged
• abjured
• took back
• forswore
• revoked
• abnegated
• recalled
• disavowed
• disowned
• negated
• disproved
• unsaid
• disclaimed
• spurned
• gainsaid
• forsook
• rebutted
• surrendered
• controverted
• disagreed (with)
• disallowed
• disputed
• backtracked
• negatived
• backed off
• backed down
• bolted
• gave up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stated
• declared
• maintained
• affirmed
• admitted
• adhered (to)
• claimed
• acknowledged
• proclaimed
• asserted
• contended
• adopted
• supported
• upheld
• confirmed
• endorsed
• professed
• accepted
• defended
• backed
• vowed
• embraced
• avowed
• vouched
• espoused

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of repealed

Justices found Yoon violated Cabinet members’ deliberation rights, falsified and destroyed the martial law proclamation, and used security forces to obstruct his arrest before lawmakers swiftly repealed the decree. — Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

However, the City Council at the time repealed the measure and called it unworkable. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

Most of those restrictions were repealed in 1985, but the weekend sale restriction for car dealerships remained in place. — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026

In 1971, weary of the war in Vietnam, Congress repealed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution. — Literary Hub, 1 July 2026

In New York, night clubs were sometimes regarded as a civic nuisance; one obstacle was the city’s cabaret law, from 1926, which required bars to obtain a special permit if patrons were dancing and was not fully repealed until 2017. — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Even after the tax was largely repealed, discrimination, exclusion and violence persisted, reshaping who could participate in the gold economy — and who could not. — Andre Byik, USA Today, 29 June 2026

The phrasing came straight from Parliament’s own Declaratory Act of 1766, passed on the same day the Stamp Act was repealed. — Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

The vaccine requirement was repealed as of October 2023 after the Biden administration ended the federal COVID-19 public health emergency. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 June 2026