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

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

But this year, rumors suggest the company is doing away with this upgrade option amid the RAM crunch, or at least adding some fine print that would make customers pay for part of the usually gratis level-up. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026

Promoted from defensive line coach to coordinator, Leonard is doing away with the 4-3 and switching to a 3-4 front intended to give the Raiders more flexibility and less predictability. — Mike Jones, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Recent reports claim that Google is finally doing away with the base 128GB storage option for the smaller phones. — ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026