ROLLBACK 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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noun

as in reversal

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Recent Examples of roll back

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Rather than proposing solutions to the grid’s actual problems, many utilities are using this moment to roll back the reforms that forced them to compete in the first place. — Joshua MacEy, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026 Hospital lobbyists and leaders have begun laying the groundwork to delay, roll back, or mitigate the unwelcome cuts, which will start to take effect next year, STAT’s Daniel Payne reports today. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026

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Instead, the Teamsters are looking for a full rollback to the pre-April ban on autonomous trucking. — Mark Dalton, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026 Is there any recourse for preventing the rollback of the Roadless Rule? — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for roll back

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This July, the EU enacted one of their demands, abolishing the customs duty exemption below €150 and introducing a temporary €3 duty per item.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
Others, like abolishing the Senate and Supreme Court, are more controversial and used by Republicans to hammer DSA candidates as out of step with the American mainstream.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of abolish

Noun

Behind the numbers One factor behind the decline in overdose deaths may be wider availability of the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026
Herzog’s fiction narratives haven’t been nearly as successful as his documentaries for some time now, which is a reversal from the early years.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of reversal

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In 2025 DeSantis pushed lawmakers to repeal a 2014 law offering qualified undocumented immigrants entering universities in-state tuition rates.

— Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
That same month, the Pentagon moved to repeal the Stripes regulations that protected the outlet’s editorial independence.

— Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of repeal

Noun

And that was actually really important, that sense of surrender.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
The surrender followed an investigation that involved multiple Sacramento-area law enforcement agencies, including West Sacramento police and the Yolo Regional SWAT Team.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of surrender

Noun

At that time, his eldest daughter, Maria Adelaide, ascended to the throne—a succession made possible by the abolition of the Salic Law, which had restricted the line of succession to males only.

— Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
Long after the abolition of slavery, many white southerners, including my father, who was born into the first breaths of the civil-rights movement, were still raised by Black nannies.

— Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of abolition

Verb

City officials asked people to avoid the downtown area where police are investigating the shooting.

— Michael Loria, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Some China watchers, however, are keeping their expectations low, as both sides appear to be more interested in avoiding moves that would risk their current trade truce.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of avoid

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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
Benjamin qualified for the national bee by winning the San Diego County Scripps Regional Spelling Bee in March, correctly spelling kenosis, the relinquishment of divine attributes by Jesus Christ in becoming human, in the 23rd round.

— City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026

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