REPEALED Synonyms: 161 Similar and Opposite Words

repealed

verb

past tense of repeal

as in canceled

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) the company called the furniture store to repeal the order for six new desks

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as in abolished

to put an end to by formal action in 1933, Congress passed the 21st Amendment which repealed the Prohibition Amendment of 1919, thus making the sale, distribution, and use of alcohol legal once again

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as in renounced

to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to) if I find that you have been lying about this, I'll instantly repeal every promise I made to you

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Recent Examples of repealed The Greenwich Sentinel reported that at a recent forum, Democrat Jill Oberlander, candidate for the town’s 36th Senate District seat, said that the law should be amended or repealed, and stressed her support for community zoning authority. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026 It was deemed Biden’s signature climate law, providing hundreds of billions of dollars for tax credits and programs to bolster the clean energy sector (much of that funding was repealed by the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act). — Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026 The City Council has not repealed the status of a city landmark since the 1980s, when the McCarthy Building was stripped of its historic status to pave the way for the Block 37 development downtown. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026 Democrats passed significant funding for the IRS to go after wealthy tax cheats, which was repealed by Republicans. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 On the first day of his second term, the Republican president repealed a Biden-era executive order aimed in part at guarding against the risks that AI systems pose to consumers, workers and national security. — Garance Burke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 In the last decade, four states have repealed the death penalty, and another, Washington, took this sanction off its statutes after the state Supreme Court struck it down. — Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2026 In March, the city repealed criminal penalties against unlicensed vendors, leaving enforcement up to the Department of Sanitation and the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. — Daniel Edward Rosen, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 Pan also cited authoring state legislation that repealed a food‑glove regulation as an example that will adjust to bad rules and help small businesses. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

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Trump canceled trade talks with Canada after the ad aired during the World Series in October 2025.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
While the match is scheduled to go ahead, a Steelers fan event in Paris was cancelled by the NFL.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

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Turkey abolished the Rumi calendar, which was pinned to the year 1341, and instantly woke up in the Western Gregorian year of 1926.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Even if the position is abolished, the person elected this November would serve in the office through the end of 2027.

— Isaac Yu, Houston Chronicle, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of abolished

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The great religious thinkers of Antiquity—from Gautama to Pythagoras to Jesus—taught that property should be renounced or held in common.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
China claims Taiwan as its sovereign territory and has never renounced the use of force to achieve unification.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of renounced

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Chinese leaders have never abandoned the goal of reunification, and no one should dismiss the possibility of force.

— Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Haines' husband said her left leg was amputated on Monday and her right leg was amputated on Wednesday after doctors abandoned hope of saving it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of abandoned

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The analysis shows how severely the department’s Office for Civil Rights has retracted from its mission, launching an average of about 100 new investigations a month — 1,839 total from Inauguration Day in 2025 through July 2026.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026
And not all of the proofs were certified as correct by the automatic logic verification platform Lean—in fact, some have already been retracted after outside scientists found mistakes.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of retracted

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In another depressing week for the UK’s public broadcaster, there were more cuts, talk of even more cuts and programs scrapped, as the BBC’s desperate bid to make the books work continues under former Google EMEA chief Matt Brittin.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026
Mercedes-Benz got state-level approval for turquoise lights on its Level 3 Drive Pilot cars — even though the automaker has since scrapped the idea in favor of a Level 2++ system.

— Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of scrapped

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On Monday, Chinese manufacturer Kepuni Holdings withdrew plans for a Nasdaq listing that had been expected to raise $15 million.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
D’Agostini later withdrew his support, sought the appointment himself and announced plans to run for sheriff in 2028.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of withdrew

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Linn County prosecutors declined to press charges, but the church revoked Moore’s ability to work with children, youth and vulnerable adults.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
Early American corporate charters, after all, were granted for limited public purposes and could be revoked when abused.

— Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

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