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 for "repeal":

   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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1. Adam Schiff:

   It is my hope that the administration will be willing to accept important limits in a new authorization as well as the sunset or repeal of the old [ authorizations ], as this will be necessary to ensure strong bipartisan support and meet the goals the president set last summer of refining and repealing the prior authorizations.

2. Richard Hunt:

   It certainly needs some perfecting, to have an outright repeal of Dodd-Frank I don't think would serve the banking industry or consumers.

3. Marie Schubert:

   Allowing the early release of the most dangerous criminals, shortening sentences as much as 50%, impacts crime victims and creates a serious public safety risk, this petition asks CDCR to repeal these regulations, begin the process anew, and allow for transparency and public input. Victims, their families, and all Californians deserve a fair and honest debate about the wisdom of such drastic regulations.

4. Hillary Clinton:

   That's why, among other steps, I encourage Congress to repeal the so-called Cadillac tax, which applies to some employer-based health plans, and to fully pay for the cost of repeal.

5. Donald Trump:

   This is a great plan, i actually think it will get even better. This is a repeal and replace of Obamacare. Make no mistake about it.

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