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

Need another word that means the same as “revoke”? Find 24 synonyms and 30 related words for “revoke” in this overview.

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.