Synonyms for repeal
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : ri-peel |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈpil |
Top 10 synonyms for repeal Other synonyms for the word repeal
- back out
- backpedal
- blow
- call off
- countermand
- invalidation
- kill
- KO
- nix
- nullification
- nullify
- opt out
- recall
- renig
- rescind
- rescinding
- rescindment
- rescission
- reverse
- revocation
- revoke
- scrub
- set aside
- shoot down
- stand down
- throw over
- vacate
- void
- wash out
- weasel out
- wipe out
- withdraw
- withdrawal
- worm out
- X-out
- zap
Définition of repeal
Origin :- late 14c., from Anglo-French repeler, Old French rapeler "call back, call in, call after, revoke" (Modern French rappeler), from re- "back" (see re-) + apeler "to call" (see appeal (v.)). Related: Repealed; repealing.
- noun cancellation
- verb declare null and void
- Several attempts have been made to repeal it but unsuccessfully.
- Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
- To repeal the act of 1887 limiting the inheritance of personal property.
- Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
- It was in this tavern that the repeal of the Stamp Act was celebrated, 1767.
- Extract from : « Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times » by Charles Carleton Coffin
- In my opinion, it was not the intention of the legislature to repeal it.
- Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
- Repeal, do we also delight in—Three cheers for the "gem of the sea!"
- Extract from : « The Liberty Minstrel » by George W. Clark
- The first measure brought forward was the repeal of Pole's attainder.
- Extract from : « The Reign of Mary Tudor » by W. Llewelyn Williams.
- John Bright was the great orator of the movement for the repeal of those laws.
- Extract from : « Captains of Industry » by James Parton
- Repeal could come only from England, and to England Howe went.
- Extract from : « The Tribune of Nova Scotia » by W. L. (William Lawson) Grant
- The repeal of the Nauvoo charter, in January, 1845, unloosened their tongues.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Mormons » by William Alexander Linn
- The people were successful in electing men who favored the repeal of the law.
- Extract from : « Stories Of Georgia » by Joel Chandler Harris
Antonyms for repeal
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