Need another word that means the same as “revoke”? Find 24 synonyms and 30 related words for “revoke” in this overview.
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The synonyms of “Revoke” are: annul, countermand, lift, overturn, repeal, rescind, reverse, vacate, cancel, abrogate, nullify, declare null and void, make void, void, invalidate, render invalid, quash, abolish, set aside, retract, withdraw, overrule, override, renege
Revoke as a Noun
Definitions of "Revoke" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “revoke” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- The mistake of not following suit when able to do so.
Synonyms of "Revoke" as a noun (1 Word)
renege | The mistake of not following suit when able to do so. |
Revoke as a Verb
Definitions of "Revoke" as a verb
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “revoke” as a verb can have the following definitions:
- (in bridge, whist, and other card games) fail to follow suit despite being able to do so.
- Fail to follow suit when able and required to do so.
- Cancel officially.
- Officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise.
Synonyms of "Revoke" as a verb (23 Words)
abolish | Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution. Slavery was abolished in the mid 19th century in America and in Russia. |
abrogate | Revoke formally. A proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike. |
annul | Cancel officially. The contract was annulled. |
cancel | Delete (an equal factor) from both sides of an equation or from the numerator and denominator of a fraction. Cancel cheques or tickets. |
countermand | Cancel officially. He was already countermanding her. |
declare null and void | Declare to be. |
invalidate | Declare invalid. Invalidate a contract. |
lift | Fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means. A helicopter lifted 11 crew to safety from the ship. |
make void | Give certain properties to something. |
nullify | Make legally null and void; invalidate. Insulin can block the release of the hormone and thereby nullify the effects of training. |
override | Rule against. The external rendering should not override the damp proof membrane. |
overrule | Reject or disallow by exercising one’s superior authority. Welfare staff overruled an experienced detective. |
overturn | Cause to overturn from an upright or normal position. The big vase overturned. |
quash | Reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure. His conviction was quashed on appeal. |
render invalid | Restate (words) from one language into another language. |
repeal | Cancel officially. The legislation was repealed five months later. |
rescind | Cancel officially. The government eventually rescinded the directive. |
retract | Pull inward or towards a center. The cat retracted his claws. |
reverse | Reverse the position order relation or condition of. The court reversed his conviction. |
set aside | Become gelatinous. |
vacate | Give up (a position or employment. She vacated the position when she got pregnant. |
void | Declare invalid. The chemist voided the glass bottle. |
withdraw | Withdraw from active participation. Patients were withdrawn from therapy when they had been depression free for a month. |
Usage Examples of "Revoke" as a verb
- He revoked the ban on smoking.
- The men appealed and the sentence was revoked.
Associations of "Revoke" (30 Words)
abolish | Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution. Slavery was abolished in the mid 19th century in America and in Russia. |
abrogate | Revoke formally. 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. Mesons are unstable because the quark and antiquark can annihilate each other. |
annul | Declare invalid (an official agreement, decision, or result. Her first marriage was finally annulled by His Holiness. |
cancel | A notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat. Cancel the dinner party. |
counterbalance | A factor having the opposite effect to that of another and so preventing it from exercising a disproportionate influence. The extra cost of mail order may be counterbalanced by its convenience. |
countermand | Revoke or cancel (an order. He was already countermanding her. |
delete | A command or key on a computer which erases text. Please delete my name from your list. |
empty | Make void or empty of contents. Empty bellied children. |
exterminate | Kill (a pest. Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews Gypsies Communists and homosexuals of Europe. |
invalidate | Make invalid for use. Invalidate a contract. |
negate | Deny the truth of. This action will negate the effect of my efforts. |
neutralize | Make incapable of military action. Her optimism neutralizes his gloom. |
null | Combine a signal with another in order to create a null cancel out. Null and void. |
nullify | Make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of. Judges were unwilling to nullify government decisions. |
override | A device for suspending an automatic function on a machine. This commitment should override all other considerations. |
reject | The person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality. His body could begin to reject the implanted heart. |
remove | Remove from a position or an office. The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage. |
repeal | The action of revoking or annulling a law or act of parliament. The House voted in favour of repeal. |
repel | Be repellent to cause aversion in. The alleged right of lien led by the bankrupt s solicitor was repelled. |
repudiation | Rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid. The repudiation of the debt by the city. |
rescind | Cancel officially. The government eventually rescinded the directive. |
rescission | 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. |
reversible | (of a reaction) occurring together with its converse, and so yielding an equilibrium mixture of reactants and products. The entropy change is zero only in the limiting case of a reversible process. |
revocable | Capable of being revoked or cancelled. A revocable order. |
revocation | The state of being cancelled or annulled. The revocation of a law. |
terminate | Terminate the employment of discharge from an office or position. Adamson s putting pressure on me to terminate you. |
vacate | Give up (a position or employment. She vacated the position when she got pregnant. |
veto | A rejection by right of veto. Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store. |