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

Her other policy goals include ending military aid to Israel, abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and laying the groundwork for Medicare for All, universal childcare and eldercare. — CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

The Republican also pitched a plan to abolish the Department of Motor Vehicles. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Cracking down on undocumented immigration and abolishing Indiana’s property taxes are his top issues. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

The telephone seems to abolish distance, but the voice remains fundamentally physical, air percussed by flesh. — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026