Antonyms for annul
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : uh-nuhl |
Phonetic Transcription : əˈnʌl |
Definition of annul
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French anuller (13c.) or directly from Late Latin annullare "to make to nothing," from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + nullum, neuter of nullus "nothing" (see null). Related: Annulled; annulling.
- verb void an agreement
- You ought to annul the debt by paying small sums on account.
- Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
- Then the State has clothed one of its agents with power to annul or evade it.
- Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 » by Various
- He was, therefore, competent to annul virtually a penal statute.
- Extract from : « "Stops" » by Paul Allardyce
- "I find no fault; but I annul the contract," said my father.
- Extract from : « Down South » by Oliver Optic
- For no man's law, no vow, can annul the commandment and ordinance of God.
- Extract from : « The Confession of Faith » by Various
- But as no law of man can annul the commandment of God, so neither can it be done by any vow.
- Extract from : « The Confession of Faith » by Various
- Therefore, July 7, Talleyrand moved to annul the instructions.
- Extract from : « Lectures on the French Revolution » by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
- They must give us more men, though, or we will have to annul half the daily trains.
- Extract from : « Ralph on the Engine » by Allen Chapman
- The priest threatened to destroy the paper and to annul the ceremony.
- Extract from : « Original Short Stories, Volume 10 (of 13) » by Guy de Maupassant
- Ever since he had given those instructions he had been tempted to annul them.
- Extract from : « The Forsyte Saga, Complete » by John Galsworthy
Synonyms for annul
- 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
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