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Synonyms for abolish
əˈbɒl ɪʃabol·ish

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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.7 / 9 votes

  1. 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, terminate

    Antonyms:
    authorize, cherish, confirm, continue, enact, establish, institute, introduce, legalize, promote, reinstate, renew, repair, restore, revive, set up, support, sustain

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 5 votes

  1. 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

    Antonyms:
    found, set up, establish, launch

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. abolishverb

    Synonyms:
    annul, nullify, abrogate, invalidate, repeal, revoke, rescind, disannul, set aside, destroy

    Antonyms:
    confirm, establish

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How to use abolish in a sentence?

  1. Benjamin Franklin:

    Educate your children to self-control, to the habit of holding passion and prejudice and evil tendencies subject to an upright and reasoning will, and you have done much to abolish misery from their future and crimes from society.

  2. Alfred Victor Vigny:

    Above all, we must abolish hope in the heart of man. A calm despair, without angry convulsions, without reproaches to Heaven, is the essence of wisdom.

  3. Hadia Hasaballah:

    The decision to abolish the public order law is a culmination of the courageous struggles of women for 30 years, women martyrs deserve it.

  4. Joe Salazar:

    Abolish Slavery Colorado is leading the way on so many progressive issues, including removing slavery from the constitution, I'm excited for what we do next.

  5. John Fetterman:

    The Senate needs to act right now, and if I were in the The Senate, I would proudly cast the 51st vote to abolish the filibuster and pass the Voting Rights Act and Voting Rights Act, our democracy depends on it.


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