RESCISSION Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

rescission

noun

ri-ˈsi-zhən

Definition of rescission

as in cancellation

the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to the judge ruled that the town's rescission of the contract was justified due the contractor's repeated failures to meet its obligations

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Recent Examples of rescission Pocket rescissions occur when the president requests Congress to cancel funds as the end of the fiscal year approaches, according to the Government Accountability Office. — Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 The rescissions would block $567 million appropriated for Health and Human Services programs for refugees, asylees and other non-citizens and $28 million for HHS research. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026 Representatives of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, Davidson, Monroe, Cornelius, Matthews, Mint Hill and Huntersville originally supported the rescission. — Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2026 Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham was delisted by Rubio on the same day as Syria’s rescission. — Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rescission

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Noun

Airport attacks in the capital city of Riyadh led to multiple fatalities, flight cancellations and property damage, while facilities belonging to oil giant Saudi Aramco were targeted last week.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
High tides over the summer resulted in train cancellations and emergency repairs to the rail line.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of cancellation

Noun

Dispute over retroactive repeal The challenge also centers on the General Assembly’s subsequent repeal of the posting requirement.

— Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
A number of women explain potential solutions to the problems outlined in the film, like the repeal of Section 230 or social media companies reporting to a nonpartisan regulator.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of repeal

Noun

This—along with the callous abandonment of trans rights by Democratic politicians from Gavin Newsom in California to James Talarico in Texas—will hurt the Democrats’ ability to turn out would-be voters on the left, especially among the young.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2026
Sure, Thomas is juggling abandonment issues, a ton of recent trauma, and a ghost in his head only Vision believes in.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of abandonment

Noun

For robotexts covered by federal consent rules, revocation requests must generally be honored within 10 business days.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
The new policy, which went into effect Wednesday, reduces from 30 to 10 the number of days refugees have to challenge the revocation of their status.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026

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