Synonyms of abolish

abolish

verb

ə-ˈbä-lish 

1

as in to repeal

to put an end to by formal action

the U.S. abolished slavery by constitutional amendment on December 6, 1865

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repeal
• cancel
• overturn
• avoid
• abrogate
• nullify
• annul
• vacate
• invalidate
• rescind
• dissolve
• revoke
• quash
• negate
• void
• withdraw
• suspend
• dismiss
• roll back
• set aside
• abate
• eliminate
• strike down
• null
• reverse
• remove
• reject
• veto
• do away with
• retract
• disannul
• overrule
• forbid
• prohibit
• override
• ban
• erase
• eradicate
• outlaw
• enjoin
• abort
• recall
• countermand
• disallow
• annihilate
• call off
• liquidate
• call
• drop
• throw out
• write off
• break down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enact
• establish
• legislate
• found
• institute
• lay down
• legitimate
• validate
• pass
• permit
• authorize
• allow
• approve
• ratify
• legalize
• endorse
• legitimize
• prescribe
• order
• warrant
• formalize
• clear
• sanction
• command
• mandate
• decree

2

as in to eradicate

to destroy all traces of

if only there were a way that we could abolish hatred and intolerance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eradicate
• erase
• destroy
• obliterate
• exterminate
• expunge
• annihilate
• liquidate
• efface
• cancel
• wipe out
• extirpate
• sweep (away)
• demolish
• stamp (out)
• blot out
• clean (up)
• dismantle
• shatter
• kill
• ruin
• root (out)
• discard
• snuff (out)
• rub out
• dissolve
• black out
• devastate
• flatten
• consume
• decimate
• ravage
• waste
• mow (down)
• tear down
• fragment
• expel
• terminate
• wreck
• excise
• raze
• total
• smash
• powder
• eject
• finish
• oust
• ditch
• dash
• devour
• kill off
• jettison
• blow up
• atomize
• pulverize
• doom
• throw out
• blast
• cut
• zap
• dynamite
• splinter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protect
• preserve
• save
• conserve
• create
• build
• make
• construct
• form
• manufacture
• restore
• shape
• forge
• fabricate
• renew
• reconstruct
• fix
• rebuild
• repair
• frame
• patch
• mend
• fashion
• renovate
• revamp
• recondition

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of abolish

Dillon wants to see intimate measurement questions abolished altogether during casting. —Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 June 2026

The golden goal was abolished in 2004 by the International Football Association Board after negative feedback from coaches, referees and players. —Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 11 June 2026

Federal prosecutors declined to seek the death penalty under a plea deal, a rare test of capital punishment in a state that abolished executions more than a century ago. —Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026

Climate regulations have been abolished. —Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026