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

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