Synonyms of rolls back

rolls back

verb

present tense third-person singular of roll back

as in abolishes

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

• abolishes
• repeals
• cancels
• sets aside
• strikes down
• avoids
• voids
• overturns
• does away with
• vacates
• invalidates
• dissolves
• nullifies
• negates
• abrogates
• annuls
• rescinds
• dismisses
• withdraws
• quashes
• revokes
• disannuls
• nulls
• suspends
• calls off
• abates
• retracts
• reverses
• rejects
• recalls
• vetoes
• removes
• forbids
• eliminates
• overrules
• overrides
• prohibits
• writes off
• bans
• breaks down
• throws out
• outlaws
• aborts
• erases
• calls
• countermands
• enjoins
• drops
• disallows
• eradicates
• annihilates
• liquidates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lays down
• institutes
• establishes
• enacts
• founds
• passes
• validates
• permits
• allows
• approves
• authorizes
• legislates
• orders
• endorses
• warrants
• legitimizes
• prescribes
• sanctions
• commands
• clears
• formalizes
• mandates
• legitimates
• legalizes
• decrees
• ratifies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rolls back

With the stakes thus established, the action rolls back to a happier time. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026

That energy rolls off the stage, which goes in the audience and rolls back up on the stage. — Brayden Garcia july 17, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026

As the volume level increases, the equalization curve rolls back to ensure balance while preventing unpleasant distortion. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

Trump’s action rolls back protections put in place by Presidents Bush, Obama and Biden which placed some of the same waters under the National Marine Sanctuary Act, ostensibly to protect fish stocks for future generations of fishermen. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 11 June 2026

That level of activity may seem unusual for May, but experts say that, increasingly, that is no longer the case as climate change rolls back the start date of what’s traditionally been considered the peak fire season. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026

For those who fight for environmental justice, recent changes made to federal policy rolls back efforts to protect residents in neighborhoods long burdened by industrial pollution, as well as stalls job creation. — Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026

The Wave Alpha rolls back to 16 overall functions from the 18 on the Wave Plus. — New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025

Yet when spring training rolls back around next year, the Yankees’ promise to fans will begin anew and recent shortcomings will be ignored. — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025