Synonyms for annulment
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Noun
1. Revocation — an act or instance of annulling
revocation, invalidation, abrogation, cancellation, cancelation US, repeal, abolition, nullification, rescission, renunciation, abolishment, reversal, vacation, undoing, vitiation, devalidation
Definitions
- n. 1
An act or instance of annulling.
They sought an annulment instead of a divorce.
Forms
- Plural
- annulments → revocations, invalidations, abrogations, cancellations…
Example sentences
- cancellation Apparently there's a cancellation charge of 30 percent.
- invalidation Invalidation can cause lasting psychological damage.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| annulment | steady | |
| cancellation | falling | |
| revocation | falling | |
| abrogation | falling | |
| invalidation | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- repeal2
- 7 letters
- undoing3
- 8 letters
- vacation3, reversal3, negation3
- 9 letters
- abolition4, vitiation, annullity
- 10 letters
- revocation4, abrogation4, rescission3
- 11 letters
- cancelation, abolishment
- 12 letters
- cancellation4, renunciation5, invalidation5, devalidation
- 13 letters
- nullification5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (repeal2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- cassation
- Italiano
- cassazione
- Deutsch
- Aufhebung