ABROGATED Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

abrogated

verb

Definition of abrogated next

past tense of abrogate

as in abolished

to put an end to by formal action the U.S. Congress can abrogate old treaties that are unfair to Native Americans

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Recent Examples of abrogated The Agreement has never been abrogated by Congress, nor has Congress expressed an explicit intent to do so. —

Shaun Chapoose, Denver Post, 20 May 2026 Short of that, perhaps internal resistance within the administration or pressure from the public and the media might serve the oversight function that Congress, over the past eight months, has abrogated. —

Douglas M. Charles, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025

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More people know about the kafala system, which exploited the migrant workers who built the infrastructure for the 2022 World Cup; this was technically abolished in 2017, but workers’ rights issues there remain.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 30 May 2026
Code Noir became toothless when France abolished slavery in 1848, but no one ever formally struck it from the books.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 May 2026