5
retreat
5
abolition(noun, termination, withdrawal, dissolution, reversal)
5
about-face(noun, change, shift, recall, improvement)
5
contradiction(noun, negative, disapproval, rejection, veto)
5
dissolution(noun, termination, withdrawal, reversal, repeal)
5
recession
5
renunciation(noun, negative, disapproval, rejection, veto)
4
disaffirmation(noun, annulment)
4
disclamation(noun, annulment)
4
gainsaying(noun, negative, disapproval, rejection, veto)
4
refutation(noun, negative, disapproval, rejection, veto)
3
abnegation(noun, recall, rejection, withdrawal, qualification)
3
abolishment(noun, annulment)
3
cancel
3
countermand
3
dismissal(noun, disapproval, rejection, veto, repudiation)
3
forswearing(noun, negative, disapproval, rejection, veto)
3
relinquishment
3
unsaying(noun, recall, withdrawal, repudiation, refutation)
2
abandonment
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