All repeal synonyms
reΒ·peal
R r verb repeal
- negate β to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of: an investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.
- countermand β If you countermand an order, you cancel it, usually by giving a different order.
- overbalanced β Simple past tense and past participle of overbalance.
- knock over β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- counter check β a check available at a bank for the use of depositors in making withdrawals, orig. kept in supply on a counter
- outvote β to outdo or defeat in voting: The rural districts outvoted the urban districts. The measure was outvoted by the farmers.
- fall away β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- countercheck β a check or restraint, esp one that acts in opposition to another
- deep-six β To deep-six something means to get rid of it or destroy it.
- blue pencil β deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
- offed β so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off.
- cancel β If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.
- discard β to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
- intermitted β to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- overbalancing β Present participle of overbalance.
- backwaters β Plural form of backwater.
- clamp down on β a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- junking β Present participle of junk.
- counterorder β An order (command) made in opposition to a previous one.
- go back on β at, to, or toward the rear; backward: to step back.
- nix β nothing.
- counter-checking β a check that opposes or restrains.
- knock down β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- watergate β a White House political scandal that came to light during the 1972 presidential campaign, growing out of a break-in at the Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate apartment-office complex in Washington, D.C., and, after congressional hearings, culminating in the resignation of President Nixon in 1974.
- junked β Simple past tense and past participle of junk.
- forget it β certainly not
- change one's mind β to alter one's decision or opinion
- give up β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- give way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- downing β a downward movement; descent.
- nixing β nothing.
- get away β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- counterpoised β a counterbalancing weight.
- call in β If you call someone in, you ask them to come and help you or do something for you.
- abrogate β If someone in a position of authority abrogates something such as a law, agreement, or practice, they put an end to it.
- fly in the face of β to move through the air using wings.
- downed β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- nullify β to render or declare legally void or inoperative: to nullify a contract.
- intermitting β to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- abolish β If someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it.
- dissolve β to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid; pass into solution: to dissolve salt in water.
- amnestied β a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
- get the hook β a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
noun repeal
- about-face β An about-face is a complete change of attitude or opinion.
- cancellation β the fact or an instance of cancelling
- neutralization β the act, process, or an instance of neutralizing.
- abrogation β the act or an instance of abrogating, or repealing: abrogation of the treaty's responsibility.
- nullification β an act or instance of nullifying.
- disavowal β a disowning; repudiation; denial.
adj repeal
- beyond recall β If something is beyond recall, it is no longer possible to remember how it was or to bring it back to its original condition.