Synonyms of revoking

revoking

verb

present participle of revoke

as in canceling

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

the judge revoked the jail sentence when the defendant promised to do community service instead

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of revoking

With the approval, Starfish can operate for two years, but city staff said there is also a formal process for revoking its special use permit, if persistent problems arise. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

By the end of 2017, the subsidiary paid $20 million to Rivera’s company, Interamerican Consulting, before revoking the contract. — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026

In January, major grain traders withdrew from the soy moratorium, which helped slash deforestation over its nearly two decades in effect, after top soy-producing states passed bills revoking tax benefits for participating companies. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

The rollbacks include eliminating greenhouse gas regulations, expanding fossil fuel production, revoking the 2009 EPA Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, exiting the Paris Agreement and more. — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2026

Structured within a broader tax liability policy, this transactional risk product can help protect buyers against the financial fallout of a tax authority revoking a credit. — Dr. Dick Bridy, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Damage has been done even if the FCC stops short of revoking the licenses, the network said. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Legislators considered revoking the veto to let other investors proceed, but never took action. — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

While its aircraft don't look like DJI Agra models, the FCC asserts that the underlying tech is from DJI and is revoking authorization for its entire catalog. — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 21 July 2026