Avoid
Avoid verb - To put an end to by formal action.
Usage example: asked the court to avoid the contract because it was signed under duress
Invalidate
Invalidate verb - To put an end to by formal action.
Usage example: those nations eventually invalidated their trade agreement
Common collocations
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Invalidate and Avoid. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/avoid/invalidate
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Invalidate or Avoid. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/avoid/invalidate.
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