Synonyms of doing away with

doing away with

phrase

present participle of do away with

1

as in abolishing

to put an end to by formal action

They decided to do away with the old dress code.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abolishing
• repealing
• canceling
• setting aside
• rolling back
• striking down
• avoiding
• overturning
• voiding
• vacating
• invalidating
• dissolving
• dismissing
• abrogating
• rescinding
• quashing
• nullifying
• annulling
• nulling
• negating
• revoking
• withdrawing
• suspending
• calling off
• abating
• reversing
• vetoing
• rejecting
• removing
• retracting
• disannulling
• eliminating
• writing off
• forbidding
• overruling
• overriding
• recalling
• throwing out
• banning
• prohibiting
• breaking down
• aborting
• erasing
• outlawing
• enjoining
• countermanding
• calling
• eradicating
• dropping
• disallowing
• liquidating
• annihilating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laying down
• enacting
• establishing
• founding
• legislating
• instituting
• passing
• validating
• permitting
• allowing
• authorizing
• approving
• ratifying
• clearing
• ordering
• endorsing
• legalizing
• prescribing
• commanding
• legitimizing
• warranting
• sanctioning
• legitimating
• formalizing
• mandating
• decreeing

2

as in murdering

to put to death deliberately

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murdering
• assassinating
• doing in
• putting away
• taking out
• executing
• slaying
• bumping off
• killing
• getting
• dispatching
• rubbing out
• knocking off
• neutralizing
• blowing away
• terminating
• offing
• cutting down
• liquidating
• destroying
• shooting down
• icing
• carrying off
• whacking
• snuffing
• slaughtering
• shooting
• blotting out
• croaking
• mowing (down)
• wiping out
• claiming
• eliminating
• felling
• eradicating
• smiting
• butchering
• massacring
• zapping
• exterminating
• annihilating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restoring
• raising
• reviving
• animating
• resurrecting
• resuscitating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of doing away with

This includes relaxing rules around flaring—or burning off excess natural gas at well sites—as well as doing away with a program that requires speedy fixes for large methane leaks. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026

Those include scrapping several existing repayment options and doing away with payment pauses for struggling student loan borrowers. — Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea,jessica Dickler,sarah Agostino,greg Iacurci,lorie Konish,annie Nova,sharon Epperson,stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

In many ways, doing away with passport stamps is the natural next step in digitizing the border process. — Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

That's why Rod Brind'Amour, head coach of the Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes, is in favor of doing away with it entirely. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Not only was Navatek’s direct line to Capitol Hill gone, but Congress was doing away with the abuse-riddled earmark process. — William Turton, ProPublica, 22 Sep. 2026

In another move, JioStar appears to be doing away with monthly subscription plans, at least outside of India. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026

For Galdiano, doing away with the infrastructure completely was a worst-case scenario. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026

This boot’s shaft circumference is a godsend for women with wider-than-average calves, doing away with that constricting feeling once and for all. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 July 2026