ANNULMENT Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

annulment

noun

ə-ˈnəl-mənt

Definition of annulment

as in abolition

the doing away with something by formal action an annulment of that hastily conceived marriage can't come too soon

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Recent Examples of annulment Haven's revelation comes nearly a year and a half after Imbelli confirmed to People magazine that the former couple had gotten an annulment shortly after their August 2024 wedding. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026 The annulment was controversial; even some of Georgescu’s leftist detractors argued that the decision was anti-democratic. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 For a variety of reasons, such annulments often cannot be obtained though Francis issued a separate reform to simplify, facilitate and accelerate the process. — ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026 The publication finalizes the legal annulment of concessions for the Balboa and Cristobal terminals near the Panama Canal, which Panama Ports Company, a subsidiary of CK Hutchison, had operated for nearly three decades. — Reuters, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for annulment

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The city had a large Black population, a storied history of abolition and an abundance of Black institutions, yet racial discrimination was still endemic.

— Timothy Welbeck, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026
The Democrat, who took office in January, has restricted local cooperation with immigration enforcement operations and repeatedly called for the abolition of ICE.

— Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of abolition

Noun

Voters, though, decisively defeated a repeal measure in 1942.

— Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 15 Oct. 2026
Several Florida residents traveled to the meeting to voice their support for Ladapo and the vaccine repeal, thanking him for standing up for parents’ rights and even asking him for a selfie.

— Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of repeal

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