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

But rolling back a climate law that isn’t the cause won’t fix it, and neither will a five-year reprieve for old power plants. — Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Some retailers, such as Walmart, have responded by rolling back food prices, a trend that could have lowered July’s inflation figures. — Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Tiffany is proposing freezing property taxes, rolling back other tax increases and increasing energy production. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026

But many advocates predict that could result in much lower quality services by rolling back oversight of programs and staff background checks. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 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