Synonyms for abolish
əˈbɒl ɪʃabol·ish

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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

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1. abolish

   Synonyms:
   destroy, eradicate, invalidate, make void, obliterate, extirpate, abrogate, annul, subvert, cancel, revoke, quash, nullify, overthrow, annihilate, supersede, suppress, expunge

   Antonyms:
   support, sustain, cherish, promote, continue, confirm, restore, repair, revive, reinstate, enact, institute, re-enact

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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

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1. abolishverb

   Synonyms:
   abrogate, annul, disannul, repeal, rescind, revoke, cancel, nullify, quash, vacate, invalidate, set aside, make void

2. abolishverb

   Synonyms:
   destroy, overthrow, subvert, obliterate, extirpate, eradicate, annihilate, extinguish, suppress, DISESTABLISH, do away, put an end to

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1. abolishverb

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

   Antonyms:
   confirm, establish

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1. List of paraphrases for "abolish":

   abolition, abolishing, delete, repeal, eliminate, remove, cancel, lift, abrogate, cancelled, suppress, cancellation, scrap, revoke, eradicate

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How to use abolish in a sentence?

1. Earl Blumenauer:

   We should abolish ICE and start over, focusing on our priorities to protect our families and our borders in a humane and thoughtful fashion.

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. Jennifer Bonjean:

   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.

4. John Fitzgerald Kennedy:

   The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty, and all forms of human life.

5. Austin Sarat:

   Steps to limit or abolish the death penalty don’t come easily politically.