RESCINDING Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word rescinding. (close relations)
Definition of RESCINDING
Best Alternative Words for RESCINDING
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invalidating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • establishing as invalid or untrue | ||||||||
abrogating | verbv | |||||||
verb • revoke formally | ||||||||
annulling | verbv | |||||||
verb • declare invalid • cancel officially | ||||||||
canceling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
verb • To cross out something with lines etc. • To invalidate or annul something. • To mark something (such as a used postage stamp) so that it can't be reused. • To offset or equalize something. • To remove a common factor from both the numerator and denominator of a fraction, or from both sides of an equation. • To stop production of a programme. • To suppress or omit; to strike out, as matter in type. • To shut out, as with a railing or with latticework; to exclude. • To kill. • To cease to provide financial or moral support to (someone deemed unacceptable). Compare cancel culture. | ||||||||
nullifying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • declare invalid • show to be invalid • make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of | ||||||||
repealing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation verb • cancel officially | ||||||||
retracting | 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 | ||||||||
revoking | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
withdrawing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
verb • pull back or move away or backward • withdraw from active participation • release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles • cause to be returned • take back what one has said • keep away from others • break from a meeting or gathering • retire gracefully • remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) • lose interest • make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity • remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract | ||||||||
annul | verbv | |||||||
verb • declare invalid • cancel officially | ||||||||
countermand | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command verb • cancel officially | ||||||||
repeal | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation 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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
lift | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of giving temporary assistance • the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity • the event of something being raised upward • a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground • a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill • a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg • one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot • lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building • plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised • transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable) • a ride in a car • the act of raising something verb • raise from a lower to a higher position • take hold of something and move it to a different location • move upwards • move upward • make audible • cancel officially • make off with belongings of others • raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help • invigorate or heighten • raise in rank or condition • take off or away by decreasing • rise up • pay off (a mortgage) • take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property • take illegally • fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means • take (root crops) out of the ground • call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs • rise upward, as from pressure or moisture • put an end to • remove (hair) by scalping • remove from a seedbed or from a nursery • remove from a surface • perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
recall | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair) • a call to return • a bugle call that signals troops to return • the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort) • the act of removing an official by petition verb • recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection • go back to something earlier • bring to mind • summon to return • cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression • make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution • cause to be returned | ||||||||
reverse | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
adjective • of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle noun • a relation of direct opposition • the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed • an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating • the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design • (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction • turning in the opposite direction adjective satellite • directed or moving toward the rear • reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect verb • change to the contrary • turn inside out or upside down • rule against • cancel officially • reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of | ||||||||
vacate | verbv | |||||||
verb • leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily • leave behind empty; move out of • cancel officially |