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

Many of its candidates support entirely eliminating immigration enforcement, abolishing the police, sweeping wealth redistribution and expanding government ownership over significant sectors of the economy. — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2026

But how does that -- how does abolishing prisons or having open borders fit into that? — ABC News, 28 June 2026

Among the subjects Avila Chevalier says Democrats should focus on are affordability, federal budgets focused on aiding working people, and a more just immigration system — including abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

Avila Chevalier survived a deluge of attacks for previous social media posts that called for abolishing the police and prisons. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 24 June 2026

Earlier this month, the bloc also released more information about its own plans for abolishing its de minimis exemption on June 30. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 23 June 2026

About six months after Granger's arrival in Galveston, the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery nationwide was ratified. — Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026

About six months after Granger’s arrival in Galveston, the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery nationwide was ratified. — Jamie Stengle, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026

In 1926, diplomats gathered beneath the high ceilings of the League of Nations in Geneva to draft the world's first international treaty abolishing slavery. — Nicole F. Roberts, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026