Command and Rescind

Command

Command verb - To request the doing of by virtue of one's authority.
Usage example: the governor has commanded that all state flags be flown at half-mast

Rescind is an antonym for command.

Rescind

Rescind verb - To put an end to by formal action.
Usage example: the new mayor vowed not to seek to rescind existing laws prohibiting smoking in the city's public places

Command is an antonym for rescind.

Nearby Word: rescinding

Both words in one sentence

  • Spandam accidentally signals the Buster Call to the island where he lives and works, and no command exists to rescind it.
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Rescind and Command. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/rescind
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