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 The current attorney general refused to appeal a court decision that struck down a 1987 state law prohibiting citizens from openly carrying firearms in public. — José Javier Rodríguez, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026 After Texas held its 1996 primaries, a federal court struck down several congressional districts. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026 More than $100 billion has been refunded due to a Supreme Court ruling earlier this year that struck down many of the administration's tariffs. — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026 The state Supreme Court’s decision centered on a referendum campaign seeking to strike down the map at the ballot box. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for strike down

Recent Examples of Synonyms for strike down

Verb

In 2017, Alabama abolished judicial override and stopped allowing judges to change juries' sentencing decision in capital cases.

— CBS News, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
The endorsement comes as Republican Steve Hilton expressed desires to abolish the Department of Motor Vehicles and cut the state workforce by 10%.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of abolish

Verb

On his 71st birthday, Pope Leo XIV gave Vatican workers a raise, repealing pandemic-era salary cuts and frozen pay hikes first imposed under Pope Francis to shore up finances.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Environmental groups say the move to repeal power plant rules will increase pollutants that harm human health.

— Julia Simon, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of repeal

Verb

Now his administration is rolling back limits on power plant emissions, attempting to open the California coast to more oil drilling and sabotaging the state’s ambitious goals on emission controls and electric vehicle conversion.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
The school’s precarious status highlights how fleeting social gains can be, and how easily they can be rolled back.

— Caterina Morbiato, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of roll back

Verb

Oxygen, neon and magnesium white dwarfs can avoid that destruction thanks to their high densities.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
That law — the Employee Retirement Income Security Act — allows such plans to avoid most rules set by the states, which generally regulate most other types of insurance and assist consumers who report problems with their policies.

— Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of avoid

Verb

Newsom and other governors have repeatedly denied parole to his closest acolytes, though an appeals court overturned Newsom’s veto of the release of Leslie Van Houten in 2023.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
And, a review went their way that overturned a touchdown for the Saints.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026