STRICKEN DOWN Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

strike down

verb

Definition of strike down

as in to abolish

to put an end to by formal action a law that was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as unconstitutional

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Recent Examples of strike down The association later won a lawsuit, striking down the city of Berkeley’s ordinance and halting others across the state. — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 The Supreme Court struck down the tariffs in February of this year, and no checks were ever issued. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026 The Supreme Court had struck down colleges’ ability to use race as one factor among many in their admissions decisions. — Arian Simone, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 The Supreme Court in turn granted that request and struck down the preliminary order, and again granted the government’s request on Tuesday. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for strike down

Recent Examples of Synonyms for strike down

Verb

This endeavor is not easy, and these companies are strongly advocating for abolishing the leap second.

— Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
Amendment, which abolished slavery and argued that loopholes in the amendment helped pave the way for the mass incarceration of Black Americans.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of abolish

Verb

On the first day of his second term, the Republican president repealed a Biden-era executive order aimed in part at guarding against the risks that AI systems pose to consumers, workers and national security.

— Garance Burke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Some in the Legislature have tried to repeal that tax credit in recent years.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of repeal

Verb

One person was killed in a strike on Riyadh airport, a Saudia Airlines plane was reportedly in flames, and hundreds of flights have been canceled.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
To try to ease tensions during loud stretches of construction, Zuckerberg’s staff handed out gifts like noise-canceling headphones.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of cancel

Verb

The country’s current immigration policies are controlled by people who believe that the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, which ended exclusionary quotas against non-European immigrants including South Asians, needs to be rolled back.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
The current commission has since voted to roll back the salary increases and rehire Iglesias, whom Sanabria considers to be a good friend and a strong city manager.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of roll back

Verb

Rates actually continued to increase after the Society of Surgical Oncology adopted the guidelines in 2016, even though patients who received the biopsy were not more likely to survive or avoid recurrence.

— Allessandra DiCorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Clapp said the firm focuses on avoiding highly leveraged companies and floating-rate debt, instead favoring investments with dependable cash flows to support clients over the long term.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of avoid

Verb

This caused the boat to overturn, sending everyone into the water.

— David Goodhue October 12, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
The databases used to check citizenship against voter registration lists can be outdated, said Freda Levenson, legal director of the ACLU of Ohio, which has sued to overturn the law.

— Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026