annulled

Declared officially invalid

Annulled means declared invalid or void, as though something never legally existed.

A marriage can be annulled, treating it as if it never happened—distinct from divorce, which ends a valid marriage.

Courts annul contracts, elections, or laws that violate proper procedure: The judge annulled the fraudulent agreement.

Past tense and past participle of annul.

legal

invalidated

Made no longer binding

nullifiedMade legally void
rescindedFormally withdrew or canceled
revokedOfficially canceled or withdrawn

overturned · abrogated · quashed · void · countermanded · repealed · vacated · set aside · struck down · unenforceable

marriage

divorce

Legal end of matrimony

dissolutionBreaking up completely
decreeAuthoritative legal command
custodyProtective care or control

alimony · settlement · spousal · mediation · ex-spouse · irreconcilable · matrimonial · prenuptial · family court · bigamy

erased

expunged

Officially removed completely

obliteratedUtterly and completely destroyed
wiped outUtterly without remaining energy
effacedRemoved from visibility

deleted · purged · removed · stricken · cleared · eradicated · record · history · memory · forgotten

Categories

relationship statussingle, married, divorced, engaged, separated
discontinueddiscontinued, terminated, cancelled, ended, stopped
nullifiedvoided, invalidated, nullified, rescinded, revoked
removedremoved, taken out, eliminated, deleted, erased
singlessingle, bachelor, bachelorette, unmarried, unwed

Opposites

legal validity

annulledvalid

Legally or logically sound

validated · ratified · legitimate · enforceable · certified

continuation vs. termination

annulledupheld

Affirmed on review

maintained · sustained · preserved · continued · renewed

acceptance vs. rejection

annulledaccepted

Formally agreed to

approved · sanctioned · authorized · allowed · granted

Family

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