REVOKE Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

revoke

verb

ri-ˈvōk

Definition of revoke

as in to cancel

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) the judge revoked the jail sentence when the defendant promised to do community service instead

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Recent Examples of revoke In January, the Twin Rivers Unified school board voted to revoke the organization’s charters, but the Sacramento County Board of Education overturned that decision months later. — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026 The administration has waged a multi-front battle against the press, including an early review of the broadcast licenses for ABC's local TV stations that could lead to them being revoked. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026 Security platforms will increasingly authenticate agents, evaluate requests and revoke access whenever trust cannot be established. — Alex Zuck, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Proposals that would reform Section 230 range from adding exceptions for extreme cases to revoking immunity for social media companies altogether. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for revoke

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Classes, activities and athletic events across Bend-La Pine Schools are canceled tomorrow, the district announced.

— Phil Helsel, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Ossoff last year also pressed Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin for canceling public health and environmental grants.

— Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of cancel

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Many hotels have abandoned single-use amenities, and the JW Marriott has followed that move by installing refillable shampoo and other containers.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
Fallen trees blocked forest roads, snow forced them to abandon some attempts and return later, and on one climb, a navigation error sent them up the wrong side of the peak.

— Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of abandon

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This week, however, international timekeepers voted to scrap them and introduce the leap hour, the first of which might not happen for thousands of years.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Gartner expects more than 40% of agentic AI projects, which are projects built on AI that acts on its own rather than waiting for instructions, to be scrapped by the end of 2027, citing escalating costs and unclear business value among the reasons.

— Ciaran Cosgrave, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of scrap

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At a hearing following the discovery, Morris’ defense attorneys argued that the law does not allow that a death penalty waiver be rescinded.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Beyond surprise, a bipartisan group of senators is openly calling for the president to rescind the deal.

— Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of rescind

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As in the West and Kelley cases, agreements may also specify when the surrogate could be asked to abort or, if pregnant with multiple fetuses, selectively terminate.

— Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
Dozens of passengers and crew on the flight that aborted after the man jumped the airport’s perimeter fence in May are suing the airport, the city and two related companies for negligence and wrongful death.

— Katie Langford, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of abort

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The Greenwich Sentinel reported that at a recent forum, Democrat Jill Oberlander, candidate for the town’s 36th Senate District seat, said that the law should be amended or repealed, and stressed her support for community zoning authority.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
The Trades Council endorsed the campaign for repealing the law, according to Ballotpedia, while Schmidt spent heavily to defend it.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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