Synonyms of rolled back

rolled back

verb

past tense of roll back

as in abolished

to put an end to by formal action

lobbyists for the industry pressured the legislators to roll back the new automotive safety standards

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abolished
• repealed
• canceled
• set aside
• struck down
• overturned
• avoided
• vacated
• voided
• did away with
• dissolved
• invalidated
• rescinded
• dismissed
• quashed
• nullified
• abrogated
• suspended
• revoked
• withdrew
• annulled
• negated
• abated
• called off
• vetoed
• retracted
• rejected
• reversed
• nulled
• disannulled
• overruled
• eliminated
• removed
• recalled
• prohibited
• forbade
• banned
• countermanded
• aborted
• overrode
• erased
• threw out
• broke down
• enjoined
• outlawed
• called
• dropped
• disallowed
• eradicated
• wrote off
• liquidated
• annihilated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laid down
• enacted
• established
• founded
• instituted
• passed
• approved
• validated
• authorized
• permitted
• legislated
• allowed
• ratified
• ordered
• endorsed
• prescribed
• warranted
• sanctioned
• formalized
• cleared
• legalized
• legitimized
• mandated
• decreed
• commanded
• legitimated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rolled back

At the same time, some other large businesses — including Target and Walmart — rolled back their DEI efforts. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, Meta’s Facebook and Instagram have rolled back platform-level fact-checking in the United States, X has moved away from traditional fact-checking, and YouTube has loosened its misinformation policies. — Avi Tuschman, STAT, 13 Aug. 2026

Some of the laws have since been rolled back, with crime metrics showing improvement in recent months. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 10 Aug. 2026

Each day, Americans see health protections rolled back, climate commitments abandoned, and more technologies that nobody asked for and nobody can opt out of. — Anandita Sabherwal, Time, 3 Aug. 2026

Walmart has rolled back prices on over 250 items, doubling down on its Great Value brand, while refreshing packaging, improving product quality, and reinforcing its value positioning. — Hank Cardello, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Messi, of course, was superb and rolled back the years to produce some mesmerizing performances. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Few of those concerns were in the air as the halftime performers retreated from the field, the tarp was rolled back, and the sprinkler system was activated to prepare the field for the final moments of the World Cup. — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 19 July 2026

The girl’s eyes were rolled back, her head kicked helplessly by waves. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026