STRIKE 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 It’s been more than eight years since the Supreme Court issued the landmark ruling that struck down a federal law that prohibited states from allowing gambling on sports. — David K. Li, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026 For a time the sea stars did double duty controlling the urchins, but in recent years they have been struck down by an uncontrollable plague, worsened by the state’s warming waters, called, quite literally, sea star wasting disease. — Joseph Ogilvy, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026 But the billionaires may think there is a good chance that courts will strike down the retroactive element of the tax. — Ramesh Ponnuru, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026 Diversity programs requiring applicants to come from certain racial or ethnic groups have long been on legally tenuous ground, but the nail in the coffin came in 2023 when the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions in colleges. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for strike down

Recent Examples of Synonyms for strike down

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One of India's oldest and most prominent industry bodies, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, last week asked the government appealing to abolish the tax.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
In recent years, lawmakers in Tallahassee have made several attempts to abolish the districts outright, though none has succeeded.

— Beth Kassab, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of abolish

Verb

Proposition 4 repeals California’s ban on the use of public funds to finance political campaigns.

— Kiara Adams, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
The questions range from potentially overturning gun laws to repealing the legalization of marijuana to eliminating political party primaries.

— Digital Producer, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of repeal

Verb

First-class seats will come with 32-inch 4K high-definition screens, Bang and Olufsen noise-cancelling headphones and options for passengers to book double bed and face-to-face dining configurations.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
In 1996, Smack signed up for an open mic in Virginia, but nobody showed up, so the event was canceled.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of cancel

Verb

With that power comes an opportunity to roll back, rework or even try to repeal Republican laws that Democrats oppose.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2026
Teams need visibility into agent behavior to investigate failures, roll back changes and stop unsafe execution.

— Lakshmanan Alagappan, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of roll back

Verb

The core plasma must stay searingly hot for atomic nuclei to fuse, but the surrounding chamber walls must stay cool enough to avoid structural failure.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Because Illinois held its primary election early in the year, Stratton largely avoided much of the national narrative surrounding prominent progressive candidates elsewhere, such as El-Sayed in Michigan.

— Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of avoid

Verb

An 87th-minute apparent own goal for the Revolution was overturned after video review, with referee Sergii Boiko ruling Luca Langoni offside on the play.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
According to a police accident report from Saturday night’s fatality, witnesses told police that a vehicle traveling westbound on County Road 250 South reportedly disregarded a stop sign and struck Schultz’s vehicle, which overturned.

— Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026