NULLIFY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for NULLIFY?

Need another word that means the same as “nullify”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “nullify” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Nullify” are: annul, avoid, invalidate, quash, void, negate, neutralise, neutralize, declare null and void, render null and void, render invalid, cancel out, render ineffective, make of no use or value

Nullify as a Verb

Definitions of "Nullify" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “nullify” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Make of no use or value; cancel out.
• Declare invalid.
• Make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of.
• Show to be invalid.
• Make legally null and void; invalidate.

Synonyms of "Nullify" as a verb (14 Words)

annul	Cancel officially. The contract was annulled.
avoid	Refrain from doing something. This route avoids downtown Boston.
cancel out	Declare null and void; make ineffective.
declare null and void	Designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand.
invalidate	Take away the legal force of or render ineffective. A technical flaw in her papers invalidated her nomination.
make of no use or value	Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages.
negate	Make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of. This action will negate the effect of my efforts.
neutralise	Make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of.
neutralize	Make (an acidic or alkaline substance) chemically neutral. Impatience at his frailty began to neutralize her fear.
quash	Put down by force or intimidation. His conviction was quashed on appeal.
render ineffective	Give an interpretation or rendition of.
render invalid	Give or supply.
render null and void	Coat with plastic or cement.
void	Declare invalid. The concert hall was voided of the audience.

Usage Examples of "Nullify" as a verb

• Insulin can block the release of the hormone and thereby nullify the effects of training.
• Judges were unwilling to nullify government decisions.

Associations of "Nullify" (30 Words)

abnegation	Self-denial. Abnegation of political power.
abolish	Do away with. Slavery was abolished in the mid 19th century in America and in Russia.
abrogate	Evade (a responsibility or duty. A proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike.
abrogation	The repeal or abolition of a law, right, or agreement.
annihilate	Kill in large numbers. The stronger force annihilated its opponent virtually without loss.
annul	Declare invalid. Her first marriage was finally annulled by His Holiness.
belie	(of an appearance) fail to give a true impression of (something. His lively alert manner belied his years.
cancel	A notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat. His visa had been cancelled.
contradict	Be in contradiction with. The survey appears to contradict the industry s claims.
counterbalance	Equality of distribution. The sitter s weight counterbalances the tilting pressure on the backrest.
deny	Deny formally an allegation of fact by the opposing party in a legal suit. The servants are ordered to deny him.
disavow	Refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with. The union leaders resisted pressure to disavow picket line violence.
exterminate	Destroy completely, as if down to the roots. They use poison to exterminate moles.
invalidate	Make invalid for use. A technical flaw in her papers invalidated her nomination.
negate	Deny the existence of. Alcohol negates the effects of the drug.
neutralize	Make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of. Her optimism neutralizes his gloom.
override	Prevail over. Health considerations override financial concerns.
rebuff	A deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval. Callers phoning a chatline need have no fear of rebuff.
refusal	An expression of unwillingness to accept or grant an offer or request. Dollar Girl hit several fences and had a refusal.
reject	The person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality. An application to hold a pop concert at the club was rejected.
rejection	The speech act of rejecting. His proposals were met with rejection.
renunciation	The formal rejection of something, typically a belief, claim, or course of action. A renunciation of violence.
repeal	Cancel officially. The legislation was repealed five months later.
repudiate	Reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust. She has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders.
repudiation	Refusal to fulfil or discharge an agreement, obligation, or debt. A repudiation of left wing political ideas.
rescind	Cancel officially. The government eventually rescinded the directive.
rescission	(law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made. The plaintiff agreed to the rescission of the agreement.
revocable	Capable of being revoked or annulled. A revocable settlement.
revoke	Cancel officially. He revoked the ban on smoking.
veto	A rejection by right of veto. I vetoed the idea of a holiday.