rescinds
Officially cancels out
Rescinds means revokes, cancels, or annuls—typically an official decision, order, or agreement: The governor rescinds the executive order.
The word implies formal withdrawal of something previously enacted or granted.
A contract can be rescinded, a job offer rescinded, an invitation rescinded.
The action undoes what was established.
Formally cancels or withdraws
- annulsDeclares legally invalid
- nullifiesMakes of no effect
- voidsEmptinesses or nullifies
- repealsFormally annuls laws
abrogates · invalidates · cancels · overturns · reverses · withdraws · quashes · vacates
Formally annuls laws
- overturnsInvalidates or topples
- reversesSwitches to opposite direction
- abolishesOfficially ends or eliminates
- revokesFormally cancels or withdraws
annuls · nullifies · rolls back · undoes · withdraws · cancels · voids · dismantles
Pulls out or removes
- retractsWithdraws a statement
- cancelsRevokes or nullifies
- revokesFormally cancels or withdraws
- reversesSwitches to opposite direction
recalls · takes back · pulls back · removes · undoes · annuls · countermands · overrides
revokes
Formally cancels or withdraws
repeals · abrogates · invalidates · cancels · overturns · reverses · withdraws · quashes · vacates · terminates
repeals
Formally annuls laws
- overturnsInvalidates or topples
- reversesSwitches to opposite direction
- abolishesOfficially ends or eliminates
revokes · annuls · nullifies · rolls back · undoes · withdraws · cancels · voids · dismantles
withdraws
Pulls out or removes
reverses · recalls · takes back · pulls back · removes · undoes · annuls · countermands · overrides · backtracks
rescindsenacts
Makes officially binding
establishes · institutes · passes · imposes · implements