| Main Entry: | disavow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reject |
Synonyms: |
abjure, contradict, deny, disacknowledge, disallow, disclaim, disown, drop out, forswear, gainsay, go back on word, impugn, negate, negative, refuse, renege, renig, repudiate, wash hands of, weasel out of, welsh, worm out of |
Antonyms: |
agree, approve, sanction, vouch for, vow |
| Main Entry: | nullify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cancel, revoke |
Synonyms: |
abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, ax, blue pencil, bring to naught, call all bets off, compensate, confine, counteract, counterbalance, countervail, disannul, forget it, invalidate, kill*, limit, negate, neutralize, nig, offset, quash, render null and void, renege, renig, repeal, rescind, restrict, scratch*, scrub, squash, stamp out, take out*, torpedo, trash*, undo, veto, vitiate, void, wash out, wipe out, zap |
Antonyms: |
affirm, pass, sanctify, validate |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | withdraw |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | retract; declare void |
Synonyms: |
abjure, abolish, abrogate, annul, ban, bar, call off, disavow, disclaim, dissolve, forswear, invalidate, nullify, quash, recall, recant, renege, renig, repress, repudiate, rescind, retire, reverse, revoke, stamp out, suppress, take back, unsay |
Antonyms: |
advance, allow, permit |