Synonyms of vacate

vacate

verb

ˈvā-ˌkāt 

1

as in to abolish

to put an end to by formal action

the contract was vacated by the court on the grounds that the signer was underage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abolish
• cancel
• repeal
• overturn
• avoid
• rescind
• withdraw
• quash
• revoke
• invalidate
• void
• annul
• dismiss
• nullify
• suspend
• dissolve
• abrogate
• abate
• negate
• strike down
• roll back
• set aside
• retract
• null
• reject
• remove
• disannul
• reverse
• overrule
• veto
• do away with
• eliminate
• override
• recall
• forbid
• enjoin
• prohibit
• abort
• ban
• erase
• countermand
• disallow
• liquidate
• call
• call off
• eradicate
• annihilate
• outlaw
• drop
• throw out
• write off
• break down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enact
• establish
• found
• legislate
• lay down
• institute
• permit
• legitimate
• pass
• allow
• validate
• authorize
• approve
• ratify
• warrant
• order
• prescribe
• endorse
• legalize
• legitimize
• clear
• formalize
• command
• sanction
• mandate
• decree

2

as in to evacuate

to remove the contents of

vacated the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• evacuate
• empty
• clear
• clean
• void
• eliminate
• drain
• sweep
• purge
• draw (off)
• exhaust
• waste
• deplete
• flush
• bleed
• scour

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fill
• load

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vacate

However, in this case, the two Democratic seats in the minority are currently vacant, and one Republican seat is about to be vacated. — Tzachi Zach, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026

Unlike Jackson and el Sayed, Stratton is poised to take the seat being vacated by Durbin, but has followed the progressive script. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

Assistant Federal Defender Stephen Ferrell said Pike’s death sentence is an outlier because other 18-year-olds in Tennessee have had such sentences vacated. — Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

The title was vacated more than 740 days later after Garrett and Jungle Grrrl had both pinned Tessa Blanchard. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026