Repeal Synonyms and Antonyms

rĭ-pēl
The act of reversing or annulling
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. abrogation
  2. cancellation
  3. revocation
  4. reversal
  5. rescission
  6. annulment
  7. recall
  8. recision
  9. withdrawal
  10. abolition
Antonyms:
  1. enactment
  2. ratification
  3. validation
  4. passage
  5. approval
  6. sanction
Declare null and void
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. revoke
  2. abolish
  3. annul
Antonyms:
  1. enact
  2. approve
  3. sanction
  4. pass
  5. validate
  6. ratify

Words Related to Repeal

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Repeal Sentence Examples

  • Attempts to secure the repeal of this provision have been unsuccessful.

  • In the dispute with the American colonies his sympathies were with the latter, and in 1766 he carried the repeal of the Stamp Act.

  • This led to an agitation for the repeal of the 44-% duty, but it was not till 1838 that the efforts to secure this were successful.

  • By this device the Lords were obliged to acquiesce in the repeal of the paper-duty.

  • The Democratic party was even more radically divided on the question of monetary policy than the Republican; and President Cleveland, by securing the repeal of the silver purchase clause in the Sherman Act by Republican votes, had alienated a great majority of his party.

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