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Synonyms for abolish
əˈbɒl ɪʃabol·ish
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
abolish
Abolish, to do away with, bring absolutely to an end, especially as something hostile, hindering, or harmful, was formerly used of persons and material objects, a usage now obsolete except in poetry or highly figurative speech. Abolish is now used of institutions, customs, and conditions, especially those wide-spread and long existing; as, to abolish slavery, ignorance, intemperance, poverty. A building that is burned to the ground is said to be destroyed by fire. Annihilate, as a philosophical term, signifies to put absolutely out of existence. As far as our knowledge goes, matter is never annihilated, but only changes its form. Some believe that the wicked will be annihilated. Abolish is not said of laws. There we use repeal, abrogate, nullify, etc.: repeal by the enacting body, nullify by revolutionary proceedings; a later statute abrogates, without formally repealing, any earlier law with which it conflicts. An appellate court may reverse or set aside the decision of an inferior court. Overthrow may be used in either a good or a bad sense; suppress is commonly in a good, subvert always in a bad sense; as, to subvert our liberties; to suppress a rebellion. The law prohibits what may never have existed; it abolishes an existing evil. We abate a nuisance, terminate a controversy. Compare CANCEL; DEMOLISH; EXTERMINATE.
Synonyms:
abate, abrogate, annihilate, annul, destroy, end, end, eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, nullify, obliterate, overthrow, prohibit, remove, repeal, reverse, revoke, set aside, stamp out, subvert, supplant, suppress, terminateAntonyms:
authorize, cherish, confirm, continue, enact, establish, institute, introduce, legalize, promote, reinstate, renew, repair, restore, revive, set up, support, sustain
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
abolish
Synonyms:
destroy, eradicate, invalidate, make void, obliterate, extirpate, abrogate, annul, subvert, cancel, revoke, quash, nullify, overthrow, annihilate, supersede, suppress, expungeAntonyms:
support, sustain, cherish, promote, continue, confirm, restore, repair, revive, reinstate, enact, institute, re-enact
Princeton's WordNet
abolish, get rid ofverb
do away with
"Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"
Synonyms:
get rid of, extinguish, remove, eliminate, do away with
Dictionary of English Synonymes
abolishverb
Synonyms:
abrogate, annul, disannul, repeal, rescind, revoke, cancel, nullify, quash, vacate, invalidate, set aside, make voidabolishverb
Synonyms:
destroy, overthrow, subvert, obliterate, extirpate, eradicate, annihilate, extinguish, suppress, DISESTABLISH, do away, put an end to
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#317 | end | |
#1651 | remove | |
#2377 | delete | |
#3439 | cancel | |
#3815 | reverse | |
#4499 | lift | |
#5808 | eliminate | |
#6266 | destroy | |
#7191 | cancellation | |
#9391 | cancelled | |
#10518 | terminate | |
#12034 | scrap | |
#13003 | prohibit | |
#16588 | repeal | |
#16683 | suppress | |
#22918 | revoke | |
#24460 | abolition | |
#27471 | overthrow | |
#27695 | abolish | |
#28847 | eradicate | |
#34032 | invalidate | |
#40873 | abate | |
#44841 | supersede | |
#45925 | extinguish | |
#50039 | abolishing | |
#51579 | subvert | |
#55344 | supplant | |
#65899 | nullify | |
#66079 | annihilate | |
#66240 | quash | |
#68362 | exterminate | |
#72502 | obliterate | |
#80071 | annul | |
#83175 | abrogate | |
#88074 | expunge | |
#228927 | extirpate |
How to use abolish in a sentence?
A throw of the dice will never abolish chance.
Aung San Suu Kyi's government has had a real opportunity to abolish the tools of oppression used by the military juntas, but has instead used them against peaceful critics and protesters, it's not too late to reverse course and take steps to fully protect speech and assembly in Myanmar.
She had an actual campaign strategy that revolved around ICE, and it was very smart, because( incumbent Rep. Joe) Crowley was weak on immigration and she knew that he would never be able to get where he needed to be to win that primary, so she just hammered him on it. She didn't shy away from saying it. She put it in her ads. She ran on the issue. She challenged him in the debate. I think' Abolish ICE' is where it is today because of her leadership.
You know Ben wants to knock out Medicare. I heard that over the weekend, he wants to abolish Medicare. And I think, you know, abolishing Medicare. I don't think you're going to get away with that one. And it's actually a program that's worked.
We’re not totally surprised that when the New York state legislature decided to abolish the statute of limitations, it was going to lead to a number of stale allegations that are being revived, our position is that the statute is unconstitutional, because it revives claims that have been barred by the statute of limitation for a long time, and that it sets a very dangerous precedent, legally speaking, and not just in the context of old assaults.
Translations for abolish
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- دمر, يلغي, يبطلArabic
- скасаваць, касавацьBelarusian
- према́хвам, отменям, унищожа́вамBulgarian
- suprimir, abolirCatalan, Valencian
- zrušitCzech
- diddymu, dinistrioWelsh
- vernichten, abschaffenGerman
- καταργώ, καταλύωGreek
- abolicii, forigiEsperanto
- suprimir, destrozar, abolir, quitar, abrogarSpanish
- kaotama, tühistamaEstonian
- لغوPersian
- lakkauttaa, lopettaaFinnish
- supprimer, détruire, abolirFrench
- abolirGalician
- הרס, ביטלHebrew
- समाप्त करनाHindi
- aboliHaitian Creole
- megszüntetiHungarian
- abolirInterlingua
- abolireItalian
- 廃止, 打破, 無くす, 止めるJapanese
- 폐하다Korean
- ລົບລ້າງLao
- vernietigen, afschaffenDutch
- forkaste, avskaffeNorwegian
- znieść, obalić, obalać, znosićPolish
- acabar com, destroçar, abolir, suprimir, arrasarPortuguese
- distruge, aboliRomanian
- уничтожить, отменять, отменить, уничтожатьRussian
- zrušiťSlovak
- förkasta, övergeSwedish
- ยุบเลิก, ยกเลิก, เลิกThai
- скасувати, касуватиUkrainian
- خاتمہ کرناUrdu
- säkibön, finidönVolapük
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