Synonyms of vacating

vacating 1 of 2

noun

as in vacation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vacation
• vacancy
• ejectment
• ejection
• dispossession

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• possession
• occupancy
• occupation
• residency
• habitation
• tenancy
• ownership
• proprietorship
• tenantry

vacating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of vacate

1

as in abolishing

to put an end to by formal action

the contract was vacated by the court on the grounds that the signer was underage

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in emptying

to remove the contents of

vacated the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emptying
• evacuating
• clearing
• cleaning
• eliminating
• draining
• sweeping
• voiding
• purging
• wasting
• drawing (off)
• flushing
• exhausting
• depleting
• bleeding
• scouring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• filling
• loading