ROLL BACK Synonyms: 110 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of roll back

as in to abolish

to put an end to by formal action lobbyists for the industry pressured the legislators to roll back the new automotive safety standards

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rollback

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noun

as in reversal

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In addition to rolling back benefits, some payers are exiting MA and others are canceling certain plans. — Caroline Catherman, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 Not all jurisdictions allow these structures, but several states — most notably California — have rolled back restrictions to create more housing and make the market more affordable. — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026

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The big story The $30 billion tariff rollback released Monday morning Beijing time reads like the perfect shopping list. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026 Airlines can provide more assistance than the DOT guidelines require, and none of the major carriers has publicly announced a broad rollback of those benefits tied to the October 19 rule. — Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for roll back

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Both Weir and Khan have expressed their wishes for the reinstatement of tax-free shopping (abolished in 2021) for overseas visitors — a proposal that was met with cheers at the BFC’s fashion week breakfast this year.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
Daylight saving time was repealed after World War I and then brought back in World War II in 1942, only to be abolished again three years later.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of abolish

Noun

Her husband also wrote a letter to the editor of the Tribune this month pleading for a reversal of the university’s decision.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Symptoms can be reversed with naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal drug also known as Narcan.

— Diana Anos, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of reversal

Noun

Kandinsky died in France in December 1944, three days short of his 78th birthday and six months shy of Germany’s surrender to Allied forces.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
After a surrender, the infant is taken to a hospital for a medical exam.

— Star-Telegram staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of surrender

Verb

Unlikely influencers, from foodies to mothers to retirees, are weighing in on Proposition 40, a one-time 5% tax on the assets of the state’s roughly 200 billionaires and on other ballot measures created to cancel it.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
The international governing body for soccer was allowed to cancel its extra reservations — up to 5,000 rooms per night — 120 days before arrival.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of cancel

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In 2007, the country marked the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade by celebrating the work of William Wilberforce and his allies, who spent 20 years convincing Parliament to outlaw the trade in human beings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Other measures include the extension of a cut in the sales tax on electricity bills and the abolition of a charge paid on gas bills.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of abolition

Verb

My habit of eschewing the news started as FOMO prevention but gradually transformed into a way to avoid the mounting horrors beyond our door.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
The Michigan State Police say the most serious deer-vehicle traffic crashes happen when drivers swerve to avoid striking the animal, and in the process strike something else or roll over their vehicle.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of avoid

Noun

In this context, a potential relinquishment of the leadership of the Commonwealth could be interpreted as a further sign of change.

— Ilaria Perrotta, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026
In North Carolina, a 2024 study examining state enforcement laws found that despite 93% of cases meeting the conditions for gun relinquishment, the policy was enforced in only 37% of cases.

— Sativa Banks, The Conversation, 4 June 2026

Definition of relinquishment

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