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as in repealed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• repealed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• rescinded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

Another 6,300 Oakland County residents will have more than $6 million in medical debt abolished thanks to the county's partnership with a national nonprofit and dedicated federal funds. —Christina Hall, Freep.com, 23 Mar. 2026

However, last year the current presidential administration intentionally abolished this protection as a calculated tactic to advance their anti-immigrant agenda. —Dr. Lauren Palladino, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026

The president is requesting that mail-in voting be abolished, with exceptions for military, travel or illness. —Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026

All three of the candidates called for ICE to be abolished – with some semantic differences. —Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026

The top three Democratic candidates have all called for ICE to be overhauled, with two calling for the agency to be abolished or dismantled. —Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026

Front and rear wings are simplified, and the sport’s controversial Drag Reduction System (DRS)—long considered to create artificial overtaking—has been abolished. —Brad Spurgeon, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2026

What are the origins of daylight saving time — and hasn’t Idaho abolished the practice? —Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026

Political instability has repeatedly shaken Nepal since the monarchy was abolished in 2008. —ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026