Synonyms of does away with

does away with

phrase

present tense third-person singular of do away with

1

as in abolishes

to put an end to by formal action

They decided to do away with the old dress code.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in murders

to put to death deliberately

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murders
• assassinates
• does in
• takes out
• executes
• slays
• puts away
• offs
• gets
• kills
• terminates
• dispatches
• liquidates
• neutralizes
• bumps off
• rubs out
• whacks
• blows away
• snuffs
• ices
• knocks off
• shoots
• destroys
• carries off
• cuts down
• blots out
• slaughters
• croaks
• shoots down
• claims
• eliminates
• wipes out
• zaps
• smites
• mows (down)
• butchers
• eradicates
• fells
• massacres
• exterminates
• annihilates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raises
• restores
• revives
• animates
• resurrects
• resuscitates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of does away with

Thursday’s ruling by the Board of Immigration Appeals does away with that benefit. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Nolan does away with the frame and cuts out the Phaeacians, but the film’s adventure episodes remain largely faithful to the poem. — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026