INVALIDATION Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

invalidation

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Definition of invalidation

as in abolition

the doing away with something by formal action sought speedy invalidation of the contract, which had been signed without parental consent

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Recent Examples of invalidation The most common reason for signature invalidation was that the person signing was not registered to vote. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026 The outspoken rapper has often asserted her own personal truth, and seen its invalidation in conversation with others. — Sheldon Pearce, NPR, 9 May 2026 The Supreme Court’s invalidation of the IEEPA tariffs is final. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026 Trust them to see the humor as a companion of pain, not an invalidation of it. — Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026 The Supreme Court’s invalidation of most Trump tariffs and the bellicosity of his response, which included the immediate imposition of new 10% tariffs across the board and the threat to increase them to 15%, have done nothing to settle investors’ nerves. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026 As the researchers expected, validation was associated with reductions in negative emotional intensity, while invalidation reliably escalated distress. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026 The Court’s usurpation runs deeper than the invalidation of statutes with a liberal cast, though there has been plenty of that. — Duncan Hosie, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026 Smart & Safe Florida last week filed a lawsuit in Leon County circuit court alleging state elections officials had improperly directed the invalidation of about 72,000 signatures. — Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026

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At that time, his eldest daughter, Maria Adelaide, ascended to the throne—a succession made possible by the abolition of the Salic Law, which had restricted the line of succession to males only.

— Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
Long after the abolition of slavery, many white southerners, including my father, who was born into the first breaths of the civil-rights movement, were still raised by Black nannies.

— Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026

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