roll back
Return to earlier
Roll back means to reverse or reduce something, returning it to an earlier state.
Prices, regulations, or policies get rolled back: The company rolled back prices to last year's levels, Congress voted to roll back environmental protections.
In computing, a rollback undoes recent changes to restore a previous version.
To roll back an advance is to push it backward: forces rolling back the invasion.
Turn to opposite
- revertReturn to earlier condition
- retractWithdraw something said
- cancelRevoke or terminate
- annulDeclare legally void
rescind · repeal · withdraw · nullify · invalidate · overturn · revoke · countermand
Return to earlier condition
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- downgradeReduce in status
- reinstallInstall something again
- patchMaterial covering damage
firmware · software · update · version · restore point · recovery · backup · undo
reverse
Turn to opposite
annul · rescind · repeal · withdraw · nullify · invalidate · overturn · revoke · countermand · quash
revert
Return to earlier condition
patch · firmware · software · update · version · restore point · recovery · backup · undo · bug fix
repeal
Annul a statute
abolish · gut · strip · weaken · reverse · scrap · lift · remove · overturn · rescind
cut
Severance or reduction
trim · curtail · downsize · pare · rein in · taper · shrink · contract · minimize · lessen
roll backadvance
Move or progress forward
roll forward · move forward · push forward · progress · forge ahead