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

Italy abolished its monarchy in 1946, voting to become a republic, according to the BBC. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026

Other positions of the Democratic Socialists of America party that have come under fire in the 2026 election cycle have included abolishing the Senate, closing prisons, and having corporations become owned by the government. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2026

In 2017, Alabama abolished judicial override and stopped allowing judges to change juries' sentencing decision in capital cases. — CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

The practice − called judicial override − was abolished in Alabama in 2017 but the move did not apply to old cases. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026