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 But those are the tariffs the Supreme Court struck down in February, forcing the administration to pay hefty refunds. — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 The creative move has mostly failed to hold under legal scrutiny, and a similar effort to withhold other FEMA funding under conditions was struck down by courts last year. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 23 July 2026 Alabama's 2023 redrawing, which was struck down by a lower court as intentionally discriminatory, is now back active after the Supreme Court allowed its use. — Rahul Mukherjee, NPR, 23 July 2026 The levies, which take effect on Friday, will ramp up an effort to reconstruct far-reaching duties struck down by the Supreme Court earlier this year. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for strike down

Recent Examples of Synonyms for strike down

Verb

Under the 1866 treaty, the tribe abolished slavery and granted citizenship to the formerly enslaved.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Credits have been a key to Tesla’s profitability in previous challenging quarters, but they were abolished in the United States with Musk’s blessing in 2025.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2026

Definition of abolish

Verb

Instead of lobbying for the law, Congress should be thinking about reforming, if not repealing, it.

— James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
The strength of that brand allowed the local beer industry to bounce back fairly quickly after Prohibition was repealed in 1933.

— Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 21 July 2026

Definition of repeal

Verb

The Philippine ships eventually canceled their mission on Friday and headed back to port, citing a developing typhoon in the region.

— Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
The exceptions are Indiana, USC (because of the Notre Dame series falling off), Penn State and Nebraska (which canceled a series with Tennessee).

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of cancel

Verb

Messi, of course, was superb and rolled back the years to produce some mesmerizing performances.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Now, the division is focused on combating diversity initiatives, rolling back pro-transgender policies and rooting out allegations of election fraud.

— Ben Wieder, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of roll back

Verb

Arsenal sustained multiple injuries in the goalkeeping department last year, with Manuela Zinsberger sidelined with an anterior cruciate ligament issue, and want to avoid a similar situation.

— Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Jones hopes the study finds improvements to the current system Charlotte Water works under, and that the state avoids overinvesting into industries that take up a lot of water such as data centers.

— Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026

Definition of avoid

Verb

Since the Supreme Court overturned her order in June, however, Haitian immigrants with TPS are now vulnerable for deportation — even while their constitutional case continues in her federal court in Washington.

— Jay Weaver July 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
The decision was later overturned by FIFA, clearing Balogun to play in the United States’ knockout-stage match against Belgium.

— Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026