REVOKED Synonyms: 125 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in rejected

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verb

past tense of revoke

as in canceled

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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Citing what an administrative law judge called egregious conduct, the DEA last month revoked Rubinger’s ability to prescribe opioids. — Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 Jackson discharged its last patient to Calvinelle South in November 2025, hospital records show — eight months after a state administrative law judge wrote an order recommending the home’s license be revoked. — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 The agreement had been offered last year and accepted by the official who oversees the Pentagon's Guantanamo war court, only to be revoked last August by then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin amid criticism of the deal from Republican lawmakers. — Steve Gorman, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Last year, Congress revoked California’s authority to put in place its Advanced Clean Trucks rule, which would have required a significant percentage of medium- and heavy-duty truck sales to be zero-emission by 2035. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 According to Kostabi, the company investigated and found that a former employee's credentials had never been revoked. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Furthermore, the Treasury Department revoked certain general licenses that had been previously granted to Iran to allow for the purchase of certain American products, including food items and medicine. — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026 Bond was revoked after the court proceedings on Tuesday, and he was remanded to the Oakland County Jail. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 The guidance wasn’t revoked until 1993 — a 16-year stretch in which women were routinely left out of early safety and dosing research. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 19 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for revoked

Adjective

Eight were transported to a local hospital and four refused transport.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 3 June 2026

Definition of refused

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If the league and union can’t agree on a new contract by some time in March, some regular-season games likely would be canceled.

— Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026
South Korean officials said this week that a second exercise, for amphibious landings scheduled for September, was canceled in June.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of canceled

Adjective

The Zach Werenski situation spiraled into a vetoed trade to the Stars, then settled.

— Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 21 July 2026
The vetoed bills aimed to create a regulated retail market, new oversight bodies, public health and equity programs, and a rollout schedule for licensing, regulations, and enforcement.

— Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026

Definition of vetoed

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Adding pressure to Shein’s sales and already thin margins, the European Union last month scrapped a similar exemption.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
Three Saudi companies have scrapped plans for initial public offerings that were scheduled over the next month because of expectations of weak investor demand as the Iran war weighs on sentiment, according to people familiar with the matter.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of scrapped

Adjective

Three other vehicles with human drivers then appeared to illegally pass the stopped bus.

— Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
The truck crossed into the eastbound lane and crashed into the stopped Kia, striking the three pedestrians, CHP said.

— Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2026

Definition of stopped

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But the immunizations considered for repeal by DOH are only an agency rule, not in state law, and can be repealed by the agency itself.

— CBS News, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Other vaccine requirements, such as for measles, polio and mumps, are in state statute and would require the Legislature’s sign-off to be repealed.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026

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