Synonyms of abolishes

abolishes

verb

present tense third-person singular of abolish

1

as in repeals

to put an end to by formal action

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repeals
• cancels
• overturns
• avoids
• abrogates
• nullifies
• invalidates
• vacates
• negates
• dissolves
• annuls
• rescinds
• revokes
• quashes
• dismisses
• suspends
• voids
• withdraws
• reverses
• abates
• removes
• eliminates
• rejects
• strikes down
• does away with
• nulls
• rolls back
• forbids
• retracts
• sets aside
• overrules
• vetoes
• prohibits
• overrides
• erases
• disannuls
• bans
• eradicates
• aborts
• recalls
• enjoins
• disallows
• countermands
• annihilates
• outlaws
• liquidates
• calls
• drops
• calls off
• throws out
• breaks down
• writes off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• establishes
• enacts
• institutes
• founds
• lays down
• legislates
• validates
• passes
• authorizes
• approves
• permits
• allows
• endorses
• legitimizes
• prescribes
• legalizes
• clears
• ratifies
• legitimates
• formalizes
• orders
• warrants
• mandates
• sanctions
• decrees
• commands

2

as in eradicates

to destroy all traces of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eradicates
• erases
• destroys
• obliterates
• annihilates
• cancels
• effaces
• exterminates
• liquidates
• demolishes
• shatters
• stamps (out)
• expunges
• sweeps (away)
• wipes out
• extirpates
• roots (out)
• dismantles
• kills
• blots out
• cleans (up)
• ravages
• blacks out
• discards
• decimates
• snuffs (out)
• consumes
• flattens
• devastates
• dissolves
• ruins
• rubs out
• expels
• wastes
• devours
• smashes
• ejects
• mows (down)
• terminates
• wrecks
• atomizes
• pulverizes
• dooms
• razes
• fragments
• tears down
• totals
• dashes
• ousts
• finishes
• zaps
• excises
• ditches
• jettisons
• blasts
• kills off
• powders
• blows up
• dynamites
• throws out
• cuts
• splinters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protects
• preserves
• saves
• creates
• conserves
• makes
• builds
• manufactures
• forms
• constructs
• restores
• shapes
• forges
• renews
• repairs
• fashions
• reconstructs
• frames
• fabricates
• fixes
• rebuilds
• renovates
• mends
• reconditions
• revamps
• patches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of abolishes

The Schengen Area is an agreement between 29 European countries that abolishes passport controls and allows people to travel across European borders without providing documents. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Attorney Monica Restanio, whose arguments in court for the Venezuelan family were responsible for winning the ruling that abolishes the minor issue, said she was thrilled. — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 29 July 2026

At the end of the second installment, Mia is crowned the queen of Genovia single after Parliament abolishes the law requiring that a queen be married first. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 19 July 2026

Instead, this measure abolishes them. — Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025

The Iranian parliament has just approved a law that abolishes prison sentences for those who had to leave Iran illegally. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025