Synonyms of repealing

repealing

verb

present participle of repeal

1

as in canceling

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

• canceling
• abandoning
• revoking
• scrapping
• aborting
• rescinding
• recalling
• scrubbing
• withdrawing
• reversing
• terminating
• suspending
• calling
• dropping
• calling off
• halting
• ending
• invalidating
• annulling
• nullifying
• abrogating
• retracting
• interrupting
• crying off
• voiding
• discontinuing
• stopping
• writing off
• taking back
• relinquishing
• rolling back
• recanting
• countermanding
• breaking off
• holding back
• surrendering
• giving up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuing
• keeping
• engaging
• beginning
• starting
• commencing
• initiating
• promising
• pledging
• undertaking
• taking up
• taking on

2

as in abolishing

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in 1933, Congress passed the 21st Amendment which repealed the Prohibition Amendment of 1919, thus making the sale, distribution, and use of alcohol legal once again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

• abolishing
• canceling
• overturning
• avoiding
• voiding
• vacating
• revoking
• invalidating
• rescinding
• nullifying
• annulling
• abrogating
• suspending
• withdrawing
• dismissing
• dissolving
• reversing
• negating
• quashing
• removing
• vetoing
• eliminating
• rejecting
• rolling back
• retracting
• striking down
• setting aside
• doing away with
• abating
• forbidding
• nulling
• prohibiting
• banning
• disannulling
• overruling
• outlawing
• overriding
• recalling
• erasing
• aborting
• eradicating
• enjoining
• countermanding
• calling
• disallowing
• dropping
• calling off
• annihilating
• liquidating
• throwing out
• writing off
• breaking down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enacting
• establishing
• instituting
• founding
• laying down
• legislating
• passing
• authorizing
• validating
• approving
• ratifying
• permitting
• legalizing
• allowing
• endorsing
• prescribing
• ordering
• legitimizing
• clearing
• mandating
• formalizing
• warranting
• legitimating
• commanding
• sanctioning
• decreeing

3

as in renouncing

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

• renouncing
• withdrawing
• retracting
• denying
• abandoning
• contradicting
• refuting
• relinquishing
• abjuring
• repudiating
• recanting
• taking back
• reneging
• forswearing
• abnegating
• unsaying
• revoking
• disavowing
• forsaking
• negating
• recalling
• disclaiming
• disowning
• disproving
• spurning
• controverting
• rebutting
• surrendering
• disagreeing (with)
• disallowing
• negativing
• disputing
• giving up
• backtracking
• backing down
• backing off
• bolting
• gainsaying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• maintaining
• declaring
• stating
• adhering (to)
• claiming
• asserting
• admitting
• affirming
• acknowledging
• supporting
• proclaiming
• contending
• upholding
• defending
• professing
• endorsing
• adopting
• confirming
• backing
• accepting
• vowing
• embracing
• avowing
• vouching
• espousing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of repealing

The questions ranged from eliminating political party primaries to reversing marijuana legalization to repealing a gun reform law in the state. — Digital Producer, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Legislators could begin the process of repealing the lock box by initiating a new amendment, but that wouldn’t go before voters until 2028. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026

The lawmakers argued that repealing the credits while major projects were still under construction would jeopardize investments already underway and the jobs tied to them. — Kayla Morton, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026

The Trades Council endorsed the campaign for repealing the law, according to Ballotpedia, while Schmidt spent heavily to defend it. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Demolishing universities, assaulting the press, violently resegregating the public sphere, ramming degenerative AI down our throats, incarcerating mere zine makers, the regime is systematically repealing the right to culture. — Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency ceded some of its climate authority by repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas. — Lindsay Whitehurst, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

Beyond aiding timber production, repealing the national rule could expand access for mining and other extractive operations, opponents say. — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

When voters approved the county reform effort Measure G (more on that below) in November 2024, some ballot language had the unintended effect of repealing Measure J. — Jon Regardie, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026