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Synonyms for abolition
ˌæb əˈlɪʃ ənabo·li·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
abolition, abolishmentnoun
the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)
"the abolition of capital punishment"
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abolishment
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
abolitionnoun
Synonyms:
abrogation, annulment, annulling, nullification, rescinding, revocation, cancelling, repeal, rescissionabolitionnoun
Synonyms:
destruction, overthrow, subversion, obliteration, extirpation, eradication, annihilation, extinction, extinguishment, suppression, DISESTABLISHMENT
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
abolitionnoun
Synonyms:
annulling, abrogation, destruction, abolishment, disestablishment, cancellation, extinction, nullification, rescission, revocation
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "abolition":
abolishment, abolish, deletion, elimination, removal, repeal, 'abolition, abolishing, suppression, lifting, cancellation, delete, abrogation, phasing-out, cancel, cancelled, repealing, canceling, abolitionist, discontinuation, waiver, dissolution, dismantling, scrapping, deleting, cancelling, canceled
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#2377 | delete | |
#2902 | removal | |
#3439 | cancel | |
#7191 | cancellation | |
#9331 | waiver | |
#9391 | cancelled | |
#9436 | elimination | |
#10292 | lifting | |
#11274 | deletion | |
#12612 | deleting | |
#12650 | suppression | |
#16470 | canceled | |
#16588 | repeal | |
#17507 | dissolution | |
#24460 | abolition | |
#27695 | abolish | |
#29945 | canceling | |
#30770 | dismantling | |
#32856 | cancelling | |
#39177 | discontinuation | |
#39418 | repealing | |
#46733 | scrapping | |
#50039 | abolishing | |
#62450 | abolitionist | |
#85998 | abrogation | |
#107908 | abolishment |
How to use abolition in a sentence?
I don’t think anyone can say with any certainty what might happen over the next three days, what’s likely is that Myanmar’s veering towards its most acute constitutional crisis since the abolition of the old junta in 2010.
We advocate consistently for the abolition of the death penalty worldwide by every diplomatic avenue available to us, we will continue to provide Mr Gilespie with consular assistance and engage China on his case.
We want a good deal with EU partners and friends but that must involve the abolition of the undemocratic backstop, what the prime minister has instructed and the cabinet has accepted is a turbo-charging of those preparations.
This conviction has led me, from the beginning of my ministry, to advocate at different levels for the global abolition of the death penalty, i am convinced that this way is the best, since every life is sacred, every human person is endowed with an inalienable dignity, and society can only benefit from the rehabilitation of those convicted of crimes.
Learning about our history and diving deep in Enslaved, opened my eyes to a new way of thinking. Playing my character really inspired me – he was an author who had a role in the abolition of slavery and even signed the document.
Translations for abolition
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- إبطال, إلغاءArabic
- премахване, отменянеBulgarian
- Aufhebung, AbschaffungGerman
- κατάργησηGreek
- aboliciónSpanish
- [[orjuuden]] [[lakkauttaminen]], lakkauttaminen, [[orjakaupan]] [[lakkauttaminen]], mitätöinti, [[orjien]] [[vapauttaminen]], kumoaminenFinnish
- abolitionFrench
- abolisyonHaitian Creole
- 撤廃, 廃止Japanese
- abolisjonNorwegian
- aboliçãoPortuguese
- abolirea sclaviei, abolireRomanian
- отменаRussian
- abolícijaSerbo-Croatian
- motståndSwedish
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