as in to abolish
to put an end to by formal action
lobbyists for the industry pressured the legislators to roll back the new automotive safety standards
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in reversal
Related Words
Dissimilar Words
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 rollback
William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
Twin Cities Pride cut ties with Target in January after the discounter's DEI rollback.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 15 July 2025
Dené K. Dryden, Twin Cities, 29 July 2025
As Nissan rolls back electric-vehicle production in Tennessee and Mississippi, Ford is focusing on hybrid vehicles and General Motors is investing in new low-cost battery technology.
—Stuart Dyos, The Tennessean, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for rollback
Verb
Protesters are scheduled to march from Federal Plaza to Daley Plaza starting about 4:30 p.m., opposing the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts, restrictions to voting rights and rollback of rights for minority groups, among other policies.
—William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
Twin Cities Pride cut ties with Target in January after the discounter's DEI rollback.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 15 July 2025
Noun
The budget also rolls back MinnesotaCare coverage for undocumented adults.
—Dené K. Dryden, Twin Cities, 29 July 2025
As Nissan rolls back electric-vehicle production in Tennessee and Mississippi, Ford is focusing on hybrid vehicles and General Motors is investing in new low-cost battery technology.
—Stuart Dyos, The Tennessean, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for rollback
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rollback
Verb
-
The poem became an anthem for abolishing convict labor in Florida.—
Time,
Time,
17 July 2025
-
Those who call for abolishing ICE or halting deportations rarely grapple with what that would actually mean: open borders in all but name.—
Robert W Hood,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 July 2025
Noun
-
What followed the takeover can only be described as a total reversal of the progress made in the country during the twenty years of the Afghan Republic, and the return of terror.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
-
Newsom, a Democrat who has increasingly tangled with Trump over issues from immigration to wildfire, said the state would fight the funding reversal.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
Verb
-
But even in friendly rooms, Democrats are not promising to repeal the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in toto.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
18 July 2025
-
One positive step was to repeal many of the Inflation Reduction Act’s green energy subsidies.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
17 July 2025
Noun
-
As for Kramer, the defense accounting agency said Kramer was a member of the 19th Air Base Squadron, 20th Air Base Group, when Japanese forces invaded the Philippine Islands in 1942 and got caught up in intense fighting until the surrender of the Bataan peninsula.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
15 July 2025
-
Deputies attempted for hours to negotiate a peaceful surrender, which did not work.—
Theresa Clift
July 12,
Sacbee.com,
12 July 2025
Verb
-
Since 1962, the game has been canceled only three times: in 2011 (lockout), 2016 (bad field conditions) and 2020 (pandemic).—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
-
Timberlake has had to cancel multiple dates on the tour.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
31 July 2025
Noun
-
In the aftermath of abolition/compensation, forgetting or disavowing the centuries of slavery became the primary take.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
10 June 2025
-
For starters, many early independence movements in Latin America were linked to the abolition of slavery—most notably in Haiti.—
Book Marks
July 3,
Literary Hub,
3 July 2025
Verb
-
Close the blinds and curtains on sun-facing windows to block the sun's rays and avoid unwanted heat.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
-
Independent Insight from non-family professionals to challenge assumptions and avoid groupthink.—
Paul Westall,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
Verb
-
The justices overturned a ruling by Texas judges that would have struck down the popular benefit that came with Obamacare.—
David G. Savage
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
-
The letter cites a March ruling by Judge Lee H. Rosenthal of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, which struck down a similar ban by the Texas A&M System.—
Ryan Hopper,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Rollback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rollback. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share