| Main Entry: | countermand |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | annul, cancel a command |
Synonyms: |
override, recall, repeal, rescind, retract, retreat, reverse, revoke |
Antonyms: |
allow, approve, permit, sanction |
| Main Entry: | annul |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | void an agreement |
Synonyms: |
abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, blot out, call off, cancel, countermand, declare, delete, discharge, dissolve, efface, erase, expunge, get off the hook, invalidate, kill, negate, neutralize, nix, nullify, obliterate, quash, recall, render null and void, repeal, rescind, retract, reverse, revoke, scrub, undo, vacate, vitiate, wipe out |
Antonyms: |
keep, restore, retain, revalidate, validate |
| Main Entry: | cancel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | call off; erase |
Synonyms: |
X-out, abolish, abort, abrogate, annul, ax, black out, blot out, break, break off, countermand, cross out, cut, deface, delete, destroy, do away with, do in, efface, eliminate, eradicate, expunge, finish off, go back on one's word, kill, obliterate, off*, omit, quash, remove, render invalid, repeal, repudiate, rescind, revoke, rub out, scratch out, scrub, sink*, smash, squash, stamp across, strike out, torpedo, total*, trash*, trim*, undo, wash out, wipe out, wipe slate clean, zap |
Antonyms: |
allow, approve, arrange, establish, permit, uphold |
| Main Entry: | cancel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | equal out |
Synonyms: |
abort, abrogate, annul, balance out, call off, compensate for, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck, countermand, counterpoise, declare invalid, discard, discharge, frustrate, ignore, invalidate, make up for, negate, neutralize, nullify, offset, overthrow, put an end to, recall, recant, redeem, redress, refute, render inert, render null and void, repeal, repudiate, rescind, retract, revoke, rule out, set aside, suppress, vacate, void |
Antonyms: |
imbalance, tip |
| Main Entry: | lift |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | repeal, revoke |
Synonyms: |
annul, cancel, countermand, dismantle, end, recall, relax, remove, rescind, reverse, stop, terminate |
Antonyms: |
impose, set down |
| Main Entry: | override/overrule |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cancel, reverse a decision |
Synonyms: |
alter, annul, bend to one's will, control, countermand, direct, disallow, disregard, dominate, govern, ignore, influence, invalidate, make null and void, make void, not heed, nullify, outvote, outweigh, overturn, prevail over, quash, recall, repeal, rescind, revoke, ride roughshod, rule against, set aside, supersede, sway, take no account of, thwart, trample, upset, vanquish, veto |
Antonyms: |
allow, approve, permit, support |
| Main Entry: | overturn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flip over |
Synonyms: |
annul, bring down, capsize, countermand, down, invalidate, invert, keel over, knock down, knock over, nullify, overbalance, prostrate, repeal, rescind, reverse, roll, set aside, spill, tip over, topple, tumble, turn over, turn upside down, upend, upset, upturn, void |
| Main Entry: | recall |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ask for return of offending thing |
Synonyms: |
abjure, annul, call back, call in, cancel, countermand, discharge, dismantle, dismiss, disqualify, forswear, lift, nullify, palinode, recant, repeal, rescind, retract, reverse, revoke, suspend, take back, unsay, withdraw |
Antonyms: |
restore |
| Main Entry: | recant |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take back something said |
Synonyms: |
abjure, abnegate, abrogate, annul, apostatize, back down, back off, back out, backtrack, call back, cancel, contradict, countermand, deny, dial back, disavow, disclaim, disown, eat one's words, forswear, go back on one's word, nullify, recall, renege, renounce, repeal, repudiate, rescind, retract, revoke, take back, unsay, void, weasel out, welsh, withdraw, worm out of |
| Notes: | recant means to formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, while retract means to take back or to draw back or in |
Antonyms: |
confirm, emphasize, recapitulate |
| Main Entry: | repeal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | declare null and void |
Synonyms: |
KO, X-out, abolish, abrogate, annul, back out, backpedal, blow, call off, cancel, countermand, dismantle, invalidate, kill*, lift, nix, nullify, opt out, recall, renig, rescind, reverse, revoke, scrub, set aside, shoot down, stand down, throw over, vacate, void, wash out, weasel out, wipe out, withdraw, worm out, zap |
Antonyms: |
approve, enact, pass, sanction, validate |