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Synonyms of repeal in English:

repeal


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verb

1‘the Act was repealed in 1990’

SYNONYMS
revoke, rescind, cancel, reverse, abrogate, annul, nullify, declare null and void, make void, void, invalidate, render invalid, quash, abolish, set aside, countermand, retract, withdraw, overrule, override
Law vacate, avoid
archaic recall
rare disannul
ANTONYMS

introduce, enact, ratify


noun

1‘the repeal of Protective Custody Law’

SYNONYMS
revocation, rescinding, cancellation, reversal, annulment, nullification, voiding, invalidation, quashing, abolition, abrogation, setting aside, countermanding, retraction, withdrawal, rescindment, overruling, overriding
archaic recall
rare rescission, disannulment
ANTONYMS

introduction, enactment, ratification