rollback

1 of 2

noun

roll·​back ˈrōl-ˌbak 

: the act or an instance of rolling back

a government-ordered rollback of gasoline prices

roll back

2 of 2

verb

rolled back; rolling back; rolls back

transitive verb

1

: to reduce or decrease something

rolling back their mortgage rates

specifically : 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 of rollback

Verb

• abolish
• repeal
• cancel
• set aside
• avoid
• strike down
• overturn

Examples of rollback in a Sentence

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

Noun

The report outlining the state’s success comes amid a rollback in federal funding and support for climate issues. —Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026

Kraus is optimistic about Lightship’s future even though the rollback of federal incentives has cooled the outlook for the electric vehicle market. —Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026

Verb

His website lists keeping neighborhoods safe, helping families with housing costs and rolling back tariff policies as other priorities. —Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 2 May 2026

Teams deemed the valve needed to be replaced and the rocket needed to be rolled back from the pad to Boeing’s Vertical Integration Facility. —Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1937, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1942, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for rollback

• aback
• anzac
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac
• comeback