Synonyms for repeal
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1. abrogation, repeal, annulment(verb)

   the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation

   Synonyms:
   annulment, invalidation, revocation, abrogation

2. revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate(verb)

   cancel officially

   "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"

   Synonyms:
   nullify, cabbage, revolutionise, hook, bring down, rise, wind, avoid, quash, hoist, annul, elevate, uprise, resign, empty, abandon, overrule, lift, turn over, nobble, go up, pinch, overthrow, plagiarize, arise, invert, abstract, rescind, bowl over, come up, turn back, bring up, plagiarise, pilfer, filch, change by reversal, give up, purloin, snarf, subvert, overturn, invalidate, override, raise, revolutionize, renounce, sneak, tip over, get up, upset, move up, swipe, reverse, airlift, revoke, rear, tump over, turn, face-lift, knock over, vacate, rustle, void, countermand

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1. repeal(verb)

   Synonyms:
   cancel, revoke, veto, invalidate, annul

2. repeal(verb)

   To cancel, invalidate, annul.

   Synonyms:
   annul, invalidate, cancel, veto, revoke

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1. repeal

   Abolish, to do away with, bring absolutely to an end, especially as something hostile, hindering, or harmful, was formerly used of persons and material objects, a usage now obsolete except in poetry or highly figurative speech. Abolish is now used of institutions, customs, and conditions, especially those wide-spread and long existing; as, to abolish slavery, ignorance, intemperance, poverty. A building that is burned to the ground is said to be destroyed by fire. Annihilate, as a philosophical term, signifies to put absolutely out of existence. As far as our knowledge goes, matter is never annihilated, but only changes its form. Some believe that the wicked will be annihilated. Abolish is not said of laws. There we use repeal, abrogate, nullify, etc.: repeal by the enacting body, nullify by revolutionary proceedings; a later statute abrogates, without formally repealing, any earlier law with which it conflicts. An appellate court may reverse or set aside the decision of an inferior court. Overthrow may be used in either a good or a bad sense; suppress is commonly in a good, subvert always in a bad sense; as, to subvert our liberties; to suppress a rebellion. The law prohibits what may never have existed; it abolishes an existing evil. We abate a nuisance, terminate a controversy. Compare CANCEL; DEMOLISH; EXTERMINATE.

   Synonyms:
   abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, destroy, end, end, eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, nullify, obliterate, overthrow, prohibit, remove, reverse, revoke, set aside, stamp out, subvert, supplant, suppress, terminate

   Antonyms:
   authorize, cherish, confirm, continue, enact, establish, institute, introduce, legalize, promote, reinstate, renew, repair, restore, revive, set up, support, sustain

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1. repeal

   Antonyms:
   continue, establish, pass, institute, sanction, enact, perpetuate, confirm

2. repeal(n)

   Synonyms:
   abrogation, rescission, revocation, annulment

   Antonyms:
   continuance, establishment, perpetuation

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1. repeal(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   abrogate (a law), rescind, REVOKE, annul, cancel, abolish, set aside, do away, make void

2. repeal(n.)

   Synonyms:
   abrogation, revocation, rescission, rescinding, annulment

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1. repeal(n)

   Synonyms:
   revocation, rescission, abrogation

2. repeal(v)

   Synonyms:
   revoke, rescind, abrogate

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1. List of paraphrases:

   abrogation, repealing, abrogate, revoke, revocation, abolition, rescind, repealed, abolish, derogation, repeals, abolishment, cancellation, cancel, lifting, abolishing, disallowance, annul, annulment, withdrawal, lift, waiver, removal

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How to use repeal in a sentence?

1. Hillary Clinton:

   I do not want to see the Republicans repeal it, and I don’t want to see us start over again with a contentious debate, to tear it up and start over again … I think is the wrong direction.

2. Mitch McConnell:

   This is clearly a disappointing moment. From skyrocketing costs to plummeting choices and collapsing markets, our constituents have suffered through an awful lot under ObamaCare, we thought they deserved better. It's why I, and many of my colleagues, did as we promised and voted to repeal this failed law. We told our constituents we would vote that way. When the moment came, most of us did. We kept our commitments.

3. Jeb Bush:

   I will work with Congress to repeal and replace this flawed law with conservative reforms that empower consumers with more choices and control over their health care decisions.

4. Rand Paul:

   We're happy to have him in Kentucky. He's very popular, i'm with the President on the repeal part. We're still apart somewhat on replacement.

5. Paul Ryan:

   He is a constructive force to help us get to a resolution so that we get consensus on how to repeal and replace Obamacare.

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