annul

Meaning

1. To formally revoke the validity of.
2. To dissolve (a marital union) on the grounds that it is not valid.

Synonyms

cancel

abolish

abrogate

rescind

nullify

repeal

revoke

void

invalidate

remit

abjure

reverse

countermand

avoid

overrule

negate

vacate

do away with

abate

quash

withdraw

lift

call off

destroy

disannul

overturn

unlive

suppress

wipe out

strike out

write off

dissolve

get rid of

retract

break off

delete

drop

reject

cross out

annihilate

scrub

subtract

terminate

trash

trim

undo

veto

vitiate

wind up

annull

log off

render futile

divorce

waste

dissolve a marriage

undo the effects of

render void

cancel abolish

cancellation

cease

confute

counter

crossed

defeat

denounce

deny

disaffirm

disallow

disband

discard

disclaim

discontinue

dispense with

efface

elide

end

🔚

erase

establish

expunge

exterminate

forbid

injure

kill

🔪🩸👤

liquidate

live down

logout

neutralize

override

put an end to

recall

recant

remove

renounce

repudiate

rid

ruin

scrap

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈnʌl/

Etymology

From Middle English annullen, from Old French anuller, from Latin annullō (“annihilate, annul”), from ad (“to”) + nūllus (“none, not any”).