rollback
1 of 2noun
roll·back ˈrōl-ˌbak 
: the act or an instance of rolling back
a government-ordered rollback of gasoline prices
roll back
2 of 2verb
rolled back; rolling back; rolls back
transitive verb
1
: to reduce (something, such as a commodity price) to or toward a previous level on a national scale
2
: to cause to retreat or withdraw : push back
3
: rescind
attempted to roll back antipollution standards
Synonyms
Verb
- abate
- abolish
- abrogate
- annul
- avoid
- cancel
- disannul
- dissolve
- invalidate
- negate
- null
- nullify
- quash
- repeal
- rescind
- strike down
- vacate
- void
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Noun a government-ordered rollback of gasoline prices a rollback in environmental regulations a rollback of previous wage concessions Verb lobbyists for the industry pressured the legislators to roll back the new automotive safety standards
Recent Examples on the Web
Elizabeth Heckman, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2022 Three years later, the Trump administration finalized its rollback. Anna Phillips, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2022 Though critics of the policy have welcomed its rollback, others are worried about a resulting influx of migrants at the border. Grayson Quay, The Week, 2 Apr. 2022 Furthermore, popular disappointment with the privatization of the 1990s facilitated its partial rollback in the 2000s. Stanislav Markus, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2022 President Joe Biden wants to erase Donald Trump's rollback of automobile pollution and fuel economy standards. Tom Krisher, ajc, 6 Aug. 2021 The administration is also announcing fuel efficiency standards that will more than reverse the rollback of the clean car standards under former President Donald Trump. Stephanie Ebbs, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2021 Biden is in the process of reversing former President Donald Trump's rollback of pollution limits and plans to announce stricter standards in July. Tom Krisher, Star Tribune, 16 June 2021 Delta, however, seems to think a testing requirement rollback is imminent, Travel Weekly notes. Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 4 May 2022 See More
Noun
Cuellar was one of the Democrats who did not support the rollback of Title 42 and has been critical of the Biden administration's border policies. Elizabeth Heckman, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2022 Three years later, the Trump administration finalized its rollback. Anna Phillips, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2022 Though critics of the policy have welcomed its rollback, others are worried about a resulting influx of migrants at the border. Grayson Quay, The Week, 2 Apr. 2022 Furthermore, popular disappointment with the privatization of the 1990s facilitated its partial rollback in the 2000s. Stanislav Markus, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2022 President Joe Biden wants to erase Donald Trump's rollback of automobile pollution and fuel economy standards. Tom Krisher, ajc, 6 Aug. 2021 The administration is also announcing fuel efficiency standards that will more than reverse the rollback of the clean car standards under former President Donald Trump. Stephanie Ebbs, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2021 Biden is in the process of reversing former President Donald Trump's rollback of pollution limits and plans to announce stricter standards in July. Tom Krisher, Star Tribune, 16 June 2021 Delta, however, seems to think a testing requirement rollback is imminent, Travel Weekly notes. Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 4 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1937, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1942, in the meaning defined at sense 2
rolls back
verb
as in abolishes
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
- abolishes
- repeals
- cancels
- sets aside
- strikes down
- avoids
- voids
- overturns
- vacates
- invalidates
- nullifies
- disannuls
- dissolves
- calls off
- abrogates
- annuls
- rescinds
- negates
- quashes
- withdraws
- dismisses
- nulls
- revokes
- does away with
- suspends
- abates
- retracts
- reverses
- rejects
- vetoes
- recalls
- forbids
- removes
- overrules
- eliminates
- overrides
- writes off
- countermands
- throws out
- breaks down
- bans
- outlaws
- prohibits
- aborts
- erases
- calls
- enjoins
- drops
- eradicates
- disallows
- annihilates
- liquidates
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- lays down
- institutes
- establishes
- enacts
- founds
- passes
- validates
- permits
- allows
- approves
- authorizes
- legislates
- orders
- endorses
- warrants
- legitimizes
- commands
- prescribes
- sanctions
- clears
- formalizes
- mandates
- decrees
- legitimates
- legalizes
- ratifies
- indorses