NYT Dictionary

ANNUL

/əˈnɐl/
VerbAN-nulan-nul · 2 syllablesGrade 8

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

To formally revoke the validity of.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

From Middle English annullen, from Old French anuller, from Latin annullō (“annihilate, annul”), from ad (“to”) + nūllus (“none, not any”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

invalidatequashvoidavoidnullifyrevokeliftcountermandreverserepeal

Antonyms

upholdvalidate

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 20 recorded puzzles:

+8 earlier appearances in the archive.

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