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

Need another word that means the same as “vacate”? Find 35 synonyms and 30 related words for “vacate” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Vacate” are: give up, renounce, resign, abandon, empty, annul, countermand, lift, overturn, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, leave, get out of, move out of, evacuate, quit, go away from, depart from, exit from, withdraw from, pull out of, resign from, stand down from, bow out of, relinquish, walk out on, retire from, abdicate, invalidate, nullify, declare null and void, render null and void, void

Vacate as a Verb

Definitions of "Vacate" as a verb

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

• Cancel or annul (a judgement, contract, or charge.
• Cancel officially.
• Leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily.
• Give up (a position or employment.
• Leave (a place that one previously occupied.
• Leave behind empty; move out of.

Synonyms of "Vacate" as a verb (35 Words)

abandon	Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch. He had clearly abandoned all pretence of trying to succeed.
abdicate	Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations. The King abdicated when he married a divorcee.
annul	Declare (a marriage) to have had no legal existence. The elections were annulled by the general amid renewed protests.
bow out of	Bend one’s knee or body, or lower one’s head.
countermand	Cancel officially. The election commission has countermanded voting on the grounds of intimidation.
declare null and void	Announce publicly or officially.
depart from	Leave.
empty	Leave behind empty move out of. The pub suddenly seemed to empty.
evacuate	Excrete or discharge from the body. When it springs a leak evacuate the pond.
exit from	Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life.
get out of	Apprehend and reproduce accurately.
give up	Inflict as a punishment.
go away from	Be abolished or discarded.
invalidate	Declare invalid. Invalidate a contract.
leave	Go and leave behind either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness. At what time does your train leave.
lift	Perform cosmetic surgery on someone’s face. He lifted his trophy over his head.
move out of	Follow a procedure or take a course.
nullify	Make of no use or value; cancel out. Insulin can block the release of the hormone and thereby nullify the effects of training.
overturn	Cause to overturn from an upright or normal position. The crowd proceeded to overturn cars and set them on fire.
pull out of	Bring take or pull out of a container or from under a cover.
quit	Stop or discontinue (an action or activity. The landlord issued a notice to quit.
relinquish	Turn away from; give up. Relinquish your grip on the rope you won t fall.
render null and void	Show in, or as in, a picture.
renounce	Give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations. She renounced her husband.
repeal	Cancel officially. The legislation was repealed five months later.
rescind	Revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement. The government eventually rescinded the directive.
resign	Accept as inevitable. Resign a claim to the throne.
resign from	Accept as inevitable.
retire from	Pull back or move away or backward.
reverse	Reverse the position order relation or condition of. She reversed the car into a side turn.
revoke	Cancel officially. The men appealed and the sentence was revoked.
stand down from	Remain inactive or immobile.
void	Discharge or drain away (water, gases, etc. The chemist voided the glass bottle.
walk out on	Obtain a base on balls.
withdraw from	Withdraw from active participation.

Usage Examples of "Vacate" as a verb

• The Justices vacated a ruling by the federal appeals court.
• You must vacate your office by tonight.
• She vacated the position when she got pregnant.
• Vacate a death sentence.
• Rooms must be vacated by noon on the last day of your holiday.
• He vacated his office as Director.

Associations of "Vacate" (30 Words)

abandoned	Free from constraint- Liam O’Flaherty. An abandoned car.
abolish	Do away with. Slavery was abolished in the mid 19th century in America and in Russia.
abrogate	Repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement. A proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike.
abrogation	The act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation.
annul	Declare (a marriage) to have had no legal existence. The contract was annulled.
annulment	A formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc. The applicant sought the annulment of the decision.
cancel	A notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat. Cancel the dinner party.
countermand	Declare (a vote or election) invalid. He was already countermanding her.
delete	Remove or obliterate (written or printed matter), especially by drawing a line through it. Their EMI release has already been deleted.
deserted	(of a place) empty of people. Deserted beaches of soft sand.
destitute	Completely wanting or lacking. Towns destitute of commerce.
drain	Empty of liquid drain the liquid from. Whenever he did hit a green he drained the putt.
emptiness	The state of containing nothing. The emptiness of outer space.
empty	A bottle or glass left empty of its contents. She put down her empty cup.
invalidate	Deprive (an official document or procedure) of legal validity because it contravenes a regulation or law. A technical flaw in her papers invalidated her nomination.
island	A traffic island. This island nation.
nil	A quantity of no importance. They beat us three nil.
null	Combine a signal with another in order to create a null cancel out. Null and void.
override	Ride (a horse) too hard. The flash has to have a manual override to be useful.
repeal	The act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation. The House voted in favour of repeal.
rescind	Revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement. The government eventually rescinded the directive.
reverse	Reverse the position order relation or condition of. His touchdown came after he had scampered 58 yards on a reverse with McMahon.
reversible	(of a colloid) capable of being changed from a gel into a sol by a reversal of the treatment which turns the sol into a gel. A reversible duvet cover.
revocable	Capable of being revoked or annulled. A revocable settlement.
revoke	(in bridge, whist, and other card games) fail to follow suit despite being able to do so. He revoked the ban on smoking.
unoccupied	Not leased to or occupied by a tenant. Unoccupied France.
vacancy	Being unoccupied. Vacancy vanity and inane deception.
vacant	(of a place) not occupied; empty. The President resigned and the post was left vacant.
vacuum	A vacuum cleaner. The room needs to be vacuumed.
vain	Producing no result; useless. A vain boast.