revoked
Taken back formally
Revoked is the past tense of revoke, meaning to officially cancel or withdraw something previously granted.
Licenses get revoked for violations, privileges revoked for misconduct, offers revoked before acceptance: His driver's license was revoked after the third DUI.
The word carries formal weight—things are revoked by authorities, not casually taken back.
Formally withdrew or canceled
- annulledDeclared legally void
- invalidatedMade no longer binding
- voidedMade legally ineffective
- repealedOfficially withdrawn from effect
abrogated · vacated · countermanded · nullified · quashed · overturned · disallowed · abolished
Halted or hanging temporarily
- disqualifiedDeclared unfit to compete
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- bannedOfficially disallowed
- barredBlocked from entry
stripped · forfeited · confiscated · surrendered · reinstated · expired · lapsed · denied
Withdrew a stated belief
- disavowedFormally denied association
- renouncedFormally rejected or abandoned
- abjuredFormally rejected or renounced
- repudiatedFormally rejected or denied
retracted · backtracked · reversed · about-face · u-turn · climb-down · recantation · disavowal
Refused or disavowed
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- terminatedBrought to an end
- removedTaken from position
- deactivatedRendered inoperative
disabled · restricted · banned · expelled · excluded · barred · locked out · privileges
rescinded
Formally withdrew or canceled
- annulledDeclared legally void
- invalidatedMade no longer binding
- voidedMade legally ineffective
repealed · abrogated · vacated · countermanded · nullified · quashed · overturned · disallowed · abolished · negated
suspended
Halted or hanging temporarily
- disqualifiedDeclared unfit to compete
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- bannedOfficially disallowed
barred · stripped · forfeited · confiscated · surrendered · reinstated · expired · lapsed · denied · restricted
recanted
Withdrew a stated belief
- disavowedFormally denied association
- renouncedFormally rejected or abandoned
- abjuredFormally rejected or renounced
repudiated · retracted · backtracked · reversed · about-face · u-turn · climb-down · recantation · disavowal · taken back
denied
Refused or disavowed
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- terminatedBrought to an end
- removedTaken from position
deactivated · disabled · restricted · banned · expelled · excluded · barred · locked out · privileges · clearance
- statusespending, active, approved, inactive, completed
- discontinueddiscontinued, terminated, cancelled, ended, stopped
- access levelsadmin, administrator, user, guest, restricted
- access statusauthorized, unauthorized, granted, denied, allowed
- membership statusmember, non-member, active, inactive, pending
- nullifiedvoided, annulled, invalidated, nullified, rescinded
revokedenacted
Made into law
established · instituted · imposed · introduced · ratified
- revoked licenseOfficially withdrawn driving authorization