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vacate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of vacate

1 to put an end to by formal action

  • the contract was vacated by the court on the grounds that the signer was underage
Synonyms of vacate

abate, abolish, abrogate, annul, avoid, cancel, disannul, dissolve, invalidate, negate, null, nullify, quash, repeal, rescind, roll back, strike down, void
Words Related to vacate

countermand, override, overrule, overturn, veto

abort, call, call off, drop, recall, retract, reverse, revoke, suspend, withdraw

ban, enjoin, forbid, outlaw, prohibit

disallow, dismiss, reject

annihilate, break down, eliminate, eradicate, erase, liquidate, remove, throw out, write off
Phrases Synonymous with vacate

do away with, set aside
Near Antonyms of vacate

enact, lay down, legislate

establish, found, institute

formalize, legalize, legitimate, legitimize, validate

pass, ratify

allow, approve, authorize, clear, endorse (also indorse), permit, sanction, warrant

command, decree, mandate, order, prescribe

2 to remove the contents of

  • vacated the house
Synonyms of vacate

clear, empty, evacuate, void
Words Related to vacate

deplete, drain, eliminate, exhaust, waste

bleed, draw (off)

clean, flush, purge, scour, sweep
Antonyms of vacate

fill, load

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