Synonyms of nullification

11 similar words

Another word for nullification is cancellation. Other synonyms of nullification are abolition, revocation, annulment, renunciation and abrogation.

Synonyms and similar words for nullification

abolitionThe act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation.
annulmentAn act or instance of annulling.
devalidationThe removal of validation.
abrogationA repeal by authority; abolition.
cancellationThe act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract...
deauthenticationThe invalidation of an existing authentication.
invalidationThe act of invalidating, or the state of being invalidated.
renunciationThe act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid.
revocationAn act or instance of revoking.
termination
vitiationAn abolition or abrogation.

noun The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or no legal effect.
noun The nullification crisis in U.S. history, confrontation between the state of South Carolina and the federal government in 1832–33 over the former's attempt to declare null and void within the state the federal Tariffs of 1828 and 1832.
noun Surgical removal of genitals (and sometimes nipples) as a form of body modification.

What is another word for nullification?: Nullification has 11 synonyms on Word.ws, such as cancellation, abolition, revocation, annulment, renunciation, abrogation, invalidation and devalidation.
What does nullification mean?: Nullification means the act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or no legal effect.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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