Synonyms of abolishing

abolishing

verb

present participle of abolish

1

as in repealing

to put an end to by formal action

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repealing
• canceling
• overturning
• avoiding
• vacating
• voiding
• nullifying
• abrogating
• annulling
• invalidating
• dissolving
• rescinding
• revoking
• withdrawing
• negating
• dismissing
• suspending
• quashing
• eliminating
• reversing
• rolling back
• removing
• striking down
• setting aside
• doing away with
• abating
• rejecting
• nulling
• vetoing
• retracting
• prohibiting
• forbidding
• banning
• overruling
• disannulling
• outlawing
• overriding
• erasing
• eradicating
• recalling
• aborting
• enjoining
• disallowing
• calling
• countermanding
• annihilating
• liquidating
• calling off
• dropping
• writing off
• throwing out
• breaking down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enacting
• establishing
• instituting
• founding
• laying down
• legislating
• passing
• validating
• authorizing
• permitting
• approving
• ratifying
• allowing
• legalizing
• endorsing
• prescribing
• legitimizing
• clearing
• mandating
• formalizing
• ordering
• legitimating
• warranting
• commanding
• sanctioning
• decreeing

2

as in eradicating

to destroy all traces of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eradicating
• erasing
• destroying
• obliterating
• exterminating
• expunging
• annihilating
• effacing
• liquidating
• canceling
• demolishing
• extirpating
• wiping out
• sweeping (away)
• shattering
• stamping (out)
• dismantling
• cleaning (up)
• blotting out
• killing
• rooting (out)
• ruining
• discarding
• decimating
• ravaging
• dissolving
• wrecking
• blacking out
• flattening
• consuming
• wasting
• rubbing out
• snuffing (out)
• devastating
• razing
• smashing
• tearing down
• ditching
• mowing (down)
• finishing
• fragmenting
• expelling
• excising
• terminating
• dynamiting
• ejecting
• jettisoning
• dashing
• totaling
• pulverizing
• atomizing
• devouring
• splintering
• blasting
• ousting
• powdering
• killing off
• blowing up
• cutting
• dooming
• zapping
• throwing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protecting
• preserving
• saving
• conserving
• creating
• forming
• making
• constructing
• building
• shaping
• manufacturing
• forging
• restoring
• framing
• repairing
• fixing
• renewing
• rebuilding
• reconstructing
• fashioning
• fabricating
• revamping
• renovating
• patching
• reconditioning
• mending

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of abolishing

Some members sought to amend the resolution to call for reforming ICE rather than abolishing it. — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2026

Some of Hong’s past comments, including calling for the cancellation of Thanksgiving and abolishing the police, have garnered scrutiny in recent days. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026

Hong has also disavowed parts of the national DSA platform, such as abolishing prisons and law enforcement. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

Walker-Yeager, who ran on abolishing or significantly reducing residents and seniors’ property tax burdens, historic preservation and increasing the state minimum wage, had 124 votes. — Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

As a vigil for the deceased grew, some messages called for abolishing ICE. — Allen Devlin, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

Given some of the ideas such as abolishing prisons and defunding the Pentagon, that seems like a reasonable argument. — Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

El-Sayed describes himself as a capitalist and is not endorsed by the Democratic Socialists, but shares a similar policy platform to many of their candidates, such as abolishing ICE. — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026

Garvey said the journal, which published quarterly from 1993 to 2005, was premised on the idea of abolishing whiteness as a social category that situates white people above other racial groups. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 30 July 2026