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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of revoke
Eventually, someone reported me to the Alumni Association for abusing my access to the database, and the administrators threatened to revoke my privileges.
—
Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
That didn’t happen, however, because a federal judge ruled that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem failed to provide sufficient legal justification to revoke TPS.
—Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2026
The county has since revoked the permit from a third-party company.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Last October, Nike petitioned to revoke or modify the subpoena.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for revoke
Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
That didn’t happen, however, because a federal judge ruled that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem failed to provide sufficient legal justification to revoke TPS.
—Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2026
The county has since revoked the permit from a third-party company.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Last October, Nike petitioned to revoke or modify the subpoena.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for revoke
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revoke
Verb
-
To avoid this, cancel and sign in to YouTube on your computer.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
-
China retaliated by canceling flights, restricting imports of Japanese seafood and ramping up military patrols, among other measures.—
Yumi Asada,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
One is that OpenAI’s board has apparently abandoned its mission of safety.—
Alnoor Ebrahim,
The Conversation,
13 Feb. 2026
-
The tech mogul, who helped found OpenAI, sued Altman and the company in 2024, accusing them of abandoning the firm’s founding values and manipulating him into investing in the ChatGPT maker.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
Perhaps there was no better response than scrapping through a 3-2 win over defending Div.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
-
Also, when Camp Century was decommissioned around five years after Project Iceworm was scrapped, the Army left hazardous waste behind, such as up to 52,000 gallons of diesel and radioactive materials, residues from the small nuclear reactor that had powered the base.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
Amid this tension, Mayor Mamdani faces backlash for rescinding the city's formal antisemitism definition.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
-
Boring Company’s president, Steve Davis, had called the Governor’s Office about the citations and set up that meeting, and the citations were rescinded at the onset of the meeting.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
The plane was reportedly traveling at 103 mph when it was instructed to abort the takeoff, according to local outlet KSAT.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
-
Pilots on the Mesa Airlines flight decided that the separation between their craft and the one taking off was insufficient and initiated a go-around, in which a landing is aborted.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
-
In a statement, Executive Director Tyler Stiles said the board itself has taken a neutral stance on previous legislative attempts to repeal the laws.—
Dale Denwalt,
Oklahoman,
6 Feb. 2026
-
Less than a month later, according to the New York Times, the administration stopped defending the rule in court, then repealed it altogether.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Revoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revoke. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
