Synonyms of rescinding

rescinding

verb

present participle of rescind

1

as in canceling

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

the library refused to rescind its decision to include the controversial book in its collection

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in repealing

to put an end to by formal action

the new mayor vowed not to seek to rescind existing laws prohibiting smoking in the city's public places

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rescinding

The opinion doesn't change existing law, but advocates worry that HHS and the DOJ could begin rescinding guidance and regulations that mandate integration for people with disabilities. — Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Chicago trades Skylar Diggins, Rachel Banham and Atlanta’s 2027 first-round pick to Washington for Angela Dugalic and Lucy Olsen, plus rescinding the pick swap rights for their 2027 first-round picks. — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 30 July 2026

However, proposed changes to the 2024 federal PFAS rule include rescinding the mixture provision. — Christine Kirchhoff, The Conversation, 30 July 2026

The Education Department will no longer consider school policies that disproportionately harm one group of students as discriminatory unless the discrimination is intentional, rescinding a decades-long standard for civil rights enforcement. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

Soon after Racicot’s allegations became public on Monday, prominent Platner supporters began rescinding their endorsements and encouraging him to drop out. — Philip Elliott, Time, 9 July 2026

On May 8, the SEC proposed rescinding its mandate that public companies report financial results on a quarterly schedule. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

The big card held by members of Congress is threatening MLB with rescinding what’s left of MLB’s antitrust exemption. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 July 2026

But a proposal in the state legislature to make local governments who voted in favor of rescinding support pay back about $60 million already spent on the project began to circulate late last week. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026