Synonyms of rolling back

rolling back

verb

present participle of roll back

as in abolishing

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

• abolishing
• repealing
• canceling
• striking down
• setting aside
• doing away with
• avoiding
• overturning
• voiding
• vacating
• invalidating
• dissolving
• nullifying
• rescinding
• dismissing
• quashing
• abrogating
• negating
• annulling
• withdrawing
• revoking
• suspending
• calling off
• abating
• reversing
• nulling
• disannulling
• retracting
• vetoing
• rejecting
• removing
• eliminating
• writing off
• overruling
• overriding
• forbidding
• throwing out
• recalling
• prohibiting
• breaking down
• banning
• aborting
• outlawing
• erasing
• enjoining
• calling
• countermanding
• dropping
• eradicating
• disallowing
• annihilating
• liquidating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laying down
• establishing
• enacting
• founding
• instituting
• passing
• validating
• legislating
• authorizing
• permitting
• allowing
• approving
• ratifying
• endorsing
• clearing
• ordering
• prescribing
• legalizing
• warranting
• commanding
• legitimizing
• legitimating
• formalizing
• mandating
• sanctioning
• decreeing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rolling back

Now, the division is focused on combating diversity initiatives, rolling back pro-transgender policies and rooting out allegations of election fraud. — Ben Wieder, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

The most consequential move the administration has made is rolling back a suite of EPA rules that cracked down on air and water pollution from the plants. — Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 13 July 2026

Despite investor and business support, the SEC is controversially rolling back its 2024 rule for public companies to report material climate risks and emissions. — Mindy Lubber, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

The Supreme Court's decision on Tuesday rolling back longstanding limits on the amount of money political parties can spend in coordination with individual candidates is set to make political parties far more impactful in the 2026 midterms. — Will Lennon, ABC News, 1 July 2026

Medicaid enrollment surged during the pandemic, but began falling in 2023 after states started rolling back pandemic-era protections. — Joelle Gross, NBC news, 22 June 2026

In a landmark speech to the National Assembly, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero unveiled 176 measures aimed at rolling back the state's role in the economy and attracting investment in everything from banking to tourism and agriculture. — CBS News, 19 June 2026

But with Trump taking office for his second nonconsecutive term last January, several Hollywood studios and media companies have followed his administration’s directives on rolling back DEI. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 13 June 2026

Trump last year unveiled a wide-ranging plan aimed at boosting the AI industry, rolling back some of the Biden administration’s guardrails and speeding up the permitting process for data centers. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026