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ABROGATE Synonyms

There are 33 synonyms of the word abrogate. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word abrogate. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for ABROGATE

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abolish
verbv
verb

• do away with

annul
verbv
verb

• declare invalid

• cancel officially

cancel
verbv
noun

• a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

verb

• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

• make up for

• declare null and void; make ineffective

• remove or make invisible

• make invalid for use

invalidate
verbv
verb

• declare invalid

• make invalid for use

• show to be invalid

• take away the legal force of or render ineffective

nullify
verbv
verb

• declare invalid

• show to be invalid

• make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of

repeal
verbv
noun

• the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation

verb

• cancel officially

rescind
verbv
verb

• cancel officially

revoke
verbv
noun

• the mistake of not following suit when able to do so

verb

• fail to follow suit when able and required to do so

• cancel officially

abjure
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

annihilate
verbv
verb

• kill in large numbers

countermand
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command

verb

• cancel officially

dissolve
verbv
noun

• (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out

verb

• grow less and less substantial until it disappears

• cause to go into a solution

• come to an end

• stop functioning or cohering as a unit

• cause to lose control emotionally

• lose control emotionally

• cause to fade away

• pass into a solution

• become or cause to become soft or liquid

• bring the association of to an end or cause to break up

• declare void

end
verb, nounv, n
noun

• either extremity of something that has length

• the point in time at which something ends

• the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence

• the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it

• a final part or section

• a final state

• the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object

• (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage

• a boundary marking the extremities of something

• one of two places from which people are communicating to each other

• the part you are expected to play

• the last section of a communication

• a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

• (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, designating players at each end of the defensive line

verb

• have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

• bring to an end or halt

• be the end of; be the last or concluding part of

• put an end to

obliterate
verbv
adjective satellite

• reduced to nothingness

verb

• mark for deletion, rub off, or erase

• make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

• remove completely from recognition or memory

• do away with completely, without leaving a trace

obviate
verbv
verb

• get rid of something

• prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

overrule
verbv
verb

• rule against

overturn
verbv
noun

• the act of upsetting something

• an improbable and unexpected victory

verb

• turn from an upright or normal position

• cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

• rule against

• cause the downfall of; of rulers

• cancel officially

• change radically

quash
verbv
verb

• put down by force or intimidation

• declare invalid

recant
verbv
verb

• formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

retract
verbv
verb

• formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

• pull away from a source of disgust or fear

• use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

• pull inward or towards a center

Best Hypernyms For ABROGATE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for abrogate, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (9)
abolish annul cancel invalidate nullify repeal rescind revoke void
Phrases (1)
get rid of

Alternatives for ABOLISH

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