Synonyms of abolished

abolished

verb

past tense of abolish

1

as in repealed

to put an end to by formal action

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repealed
• canceled
• overturned
• abrogated
• nullified
• vacated
• avoided
• dissolved
• voided
• annulled
• invalidated
• rescinded
• revoked
• quashed
• dismissed
• negated
• suspended
• abated
• withdrew
• struck down
• set aside
• reversed
• rolled back
• eliminated
• vetoed
• rejected
• disannulled
• nulled
• retracted
• overruled
• removed
• did away with
• outlawed
• banned
• forbade
• prohibited
• countermanded
• erased
• recalled
• overrode
• eradicated
• aborted
• enjoined
• disallowed
• annihilated
• called
• liquidated
• called off
• dropped
• threw out
• broke down
• wrote off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enacted
• established
• instituted
• founded
• laid down
• legislated
• passed
• approved
• validated
• ratified
• permitted
• authorized
• allowed
• endorsed
• legalized
• sanctioned
• prescribed
• formalized
• ordered
• legitimized
• cleared
• decreed
• legitimated
• mandated
• warranted
• commanded

2

as in eradicated

to destroy all traces of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eradicated
• erased
• destroyed
• obliterated
• expunged
• extirpated
• exterminated
• liquidated
• annihilated
• canceled
• swept (away)
• wiped out
• effaced
• demolished
• stamped (out)
• cleaned (up)
• shattered
• blotted out
• rooted (out)
• dismantled
• killed
• ruined
• blacked out
• discarded
• dissolved
• decimated
• rubbed out
• ravaged
• consumed
• snuffed (out)
• flattened
• devastated
• wrecked
• razed
• wasted
• excised
• terminated
• expelled
• finished
• dashed
• totaled
• smashed
• ejected
• doomed
• fragmented
• mowed (down)
• pulverized
• devoured
• ousted
• powdered
• tore down
• splintered
• atomized
• jettisoned
• blasted
• blew up
• dynamited
• ditched
• killed off
• zapped
• threw out
• cut

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• preserved
• protected
• saved
• created
• built
• formed
• constructed
• made
• manufactured
• conserved
• shaped
• restored
• forged
• fashioned
• framed
• fabricated
• fixed
• renewed
• rebuilt
• repaired
• reconstructed
• renovated
• revamped
• mended
• patched
• reconditioned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of abolished

The state’s electorate reaffirmed its support a decade ago, voting down a ballot initiative that would have abolished capital punishment. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Both Weir and Khan have expressed their wishes for the reinstatement of tax-free shopping (abolished in 2021) for overseas visitors — a proposal that was met with cheers at the BFC’s fashion week breakfast this year. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

Daylight saving time was repealed after World War I and then brought back in World War II in 1942, only to be abolished again three years later. — Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026

In counties where the county government was abolished, most agencies, like the Registry of Deeds, are absorbed by the state. — David Wade, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Turkey abolished the Rumi calendar, which was pinned to the year 1341, and instantly woke up in the Western Gregorian year of 1926. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Even if the position is abolished, the person elected this November would serve in the office through the end of 2027. — Isaac Yu, Houston Chronicle, 16 Oct. 2026

Although California had technically abolished slavery in its 1849 constitution, no legal authority troubled Smith about his human property. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

Following the Civil War and Reconstruction, prisons were a way of circumventing the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026