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as in repealed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• repealed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• rescinded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

Eventually, Katniss is pardoned, and the Games are abolished. — Sophia Zhang, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Nov. 2026

In 2016, voters rejected Proposition 62, which would have abolished the death penalty, and did the same back in 2012 with Proposition 34. — Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026

The city’s redevelopment agency kept the land on which the park sat until 2019, when it was forced to sell after the state abolished redevelopment agencies, and the city was not in a financial position to outbid Cedar Fair for the land. — Los Angeles Times, 7 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