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in 1933, Congress passed the 21st Amendment which repealed the Prohibition Amendment of 1919, thus making the sale, distribution, and use of alcohol legal once again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

New York was in the process of repealing many of the punitive drug laws that were passed under Governor Nelson Rockefeller in the nineteen-seventies. —Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026

There is arguably no issue that unifies the online gambling community more than repealing a new tax rule capping gambling deductions to 90% of losses. —Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 14 May 2026

The board was meeting to discuss updates to the district’s technology policies, including repealing a policy that allows opt outs. —Sharon Lurye, Fortune, 14 May 2026

Congress can fix this by repealing the Jones Act and its distortion of the marketplace. —Katelyn Bledsoe, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026

And while the law largely governs toxins, the rollback has also undermined action on climate change, including repealing the legal theory used to classify greenhouse gas emissions like carbon dioxide as regulated pollutants. —Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 8 May 2026

My top three priorities are repealing the fees, restructuring City Hall and reprioritizing the basics. —David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026

The Social Security Administration’s actuaries have found repealing the retirement earnings test will ultimately reduce trust fund costs, Adcock said. —Lorie Konish, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026

That showed again how poorly the Legislature served the voters by repealing Florida’s runoff primary 21 years ago. —Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026