Synonyms of did away with

did away with

phrase

past tense of do away with

1

as in abolished

to put an end to by formal action

They decided to do away with the old dress code.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abolished
• repealed
• canceled
• set aside
• struck down
• rolled back
• avoided
• overturned
• vacated
• voided
• dismissed
• invalidated
• quashed
• dissolved
• abrogated
• withdrew
• suspended
• revoked
• rescinded
• nullified
• called off
• annulled
• negated
• abated
• rejected
• vetoed
• reversed
• retracted
• nulled
• eliminated
• disannulled
• recalled
• overruled
• prohibited
• forbade
• removed
• countermanded
• banned
• aborted
• threw out
• erased
• overrode
• enjoined
• outlawed
• broke down
• called
• disallowed
• wrote off
• dropped
• eradicated
• liquidated
• annihilated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laid down
• enacted
• established
• founded
• instituted
• passed
• approved
• permitted
• authorized
• legislated
• allowed
• ratified
• ordered
• endorsed
• prescribed
• validated
• cleared
• warranted
• sanctioned
• formalized
• mandated
• legalized
• legitimized
• commanded
• legitimated
• decreed

2

as in assassinated

to put to death deliberately

He resolved to do away with the man who killed his parents.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assassinated
• murdered
• did in
• put away
• executed
• took out
• killed
• got
• dispatched
• slew
• terminated
• knocked off
• bumped off
• liquidated
• neutralized
• destroyed
• rubbed out
• carried off
• shot down
• blew away
• whacked
• cut down
• slaughtered
• snuffed
• iced
• offed
• croaked
• blotted out
• claimed
• wiped out
• mowed (down)
• eliminated
• shot
• smote
• felled
• massacred
• butchered
• eradicated
• exterminated
• zapped
• annihilated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restored
• raised
• revived
• animated
• resurrected
• resuscitated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of did away with

Straight Pop If there were any rules left in rap music, then the last few years of intrusive thought rap to come out of Atlanta and the larger Georgia area did away with them altogether. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026

The Big 12 did away with its preseason poll, which was determined by votes from the league’s coaches, several seasons ago. — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026

Trinity Byars made history two years ago, becoming the first active NCAA player to sign with a National Women’s Soccer League club after the league did away with its draft. — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026

The Selma-to-Montgomery marches galvanized passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which did away with most barriers such as poll taxes and other forms of voter discrimination targeting Black Americans in the Deep South. — ABC News, 30 June 2026