rescinding
Officially taking back
Rescinding is the act of revoking, canceling, or withdrawing something previously granted or established.
Laws, contracts, offers, and orders can all be rescinded: The company is rescinding its job offers due to budget cuts.
Rescinding implies formal reversal by the authority that originally issued something.
Official cancellation of privilege
- annulmentDeclared void from start
- voidingNullifying or emptying
- invalidationAct of nullifying
- abrogationAbolition of a law
nullification · vacating · repeal · countermand · quashing · set aside · overruling · vacatur
Cause of destruction
- rollbackReturn to prior condition
- backtrackingReversing to find alternatives
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- retractionFormal withdrawal of statement
about-face · u-turn · flip-flop · reversal · overturning · reconsideration · walking back · backing out
Making of no effect
- negatingNullifying or invalidating
- wiping outDestroying completely
- expungingRemoving completely from existence
- erasingRemoving recorded marks
obliterating · extinguishing · effacing · striking down · eliminating · blotting out · annihilating · vacating
Voiding of plans
- terminationAct of ending something
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- abolishmentFormal termination of something
- discontinuationFormal ending of something
suspension · lifting · scrapping · removal · elimination · dissolution · disestablishment · sunsetting
revocation
Official cancellation of privilege
- annulmentDeclared void from start
- voidingNullifying or emptying
- invalidationAct of nullifying
abrogation · nullification · vacating · repeal · countermand · quashing · set aside · overruling · vacatur · cancellation
undoing
Cause of destruction
- rollbackReturn to prior condition
- backtrackingReversing to find alternatives
- withdrawalAct of taking away
retraction · about-face · u-turn · flip-flop · reversal · overturning · reconsideration · walking back · backing out · turnaround
nullifying
Making of no effect
- negatingNullifying or invalidating
- wiping outDestroying completely
- expungingRemoving completely from existence
erasing · obliterating · extinguishing · effacing · striking down · eliminating · blotting out · annihilating · vacating · clearing
cancellation
Voiding of plans
- terminationAct of ending something
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- abolishmentFormal termination of something
discontinuation · suspension · lifting · scrapping · removal · elimination · dissolution · disestablishment · sunsetting · phaseout
- repudiatingrenouncing, disclaiming, rejecting, disavowing, disowning
- Replacement termsreplacing, supplanting, displacing, swap, switch
rescindingenacting
Making into law
instituting · establishing · ratifying · implementing · imposing
rescindingconfirming
Establishing truth of something
upholding · affirming · maintaining · honoring · reaffirming