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 the Senate parliamentarian could strike down an attempt to pass a voting overhaul as a budget bill. — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 16 July 2026 The ruling struck down a majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana and has led to other states redistricting. — ABC News, 14 July 2026 That was struck down in the courts and was most recently denied by the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit last week. — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026 Under that provision, a professor could not express his opinion that Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s dissent in the Supreme Court’s decision striking down affirmative action at Harvard had the better of the argument. — David Cole, The New York Review of Books, 12 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for strike down

Recent Examples of Synonyms for strike down

Verb

Lisa Walker-Yeager Lisa Walker-Yeager is running a campaign focused on abolishing or significantly reducing the property tax burden that residents, particularly senior citizens, have at a time when most goods and services are more expensive.

— Sofi Zeman July 16, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
Polling found that support for abolishing ICE surged even among Republicans after the killing of the 37-year-old ICU nurse.

— Michael Loria, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Definition of abolish

Verb

Its sales tax holiday was officially repealed in 2024, and the state has not held a tax-free holiday since.

— Courtney Johnston, PC Magazine, 14 July 2026
Growing concerns around the risks of social media to young people have reignited a discussion on and around Capitol Hill about whether Section 230 should be reformed or repealed.

— Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Definition of repeal

Verb

With trips canceled and his shop in Ely low on traffic, his roughly 60 employees, many of them seasonal, are out of work.

— Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2026
Some investors fear that if viewership is down, subscribers could cancel the service, which would negatively affect the platform’s growing advertising business.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of cancel

Verb

Those who are deeply critical of Israel say the fact that a minority of American Jews identify as Zionists prove that American Jewish groups should roll back their support for and engagement with Israel.

— Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2026
The most consequential move the administration has made is rolling back a suite of EPA rules that cracked down on air and water pollution from the plants.

— Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 13 July 2026

Definition of roll back

Verb

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms beat six opponents in the May Democratic primary for governor, winning 56% of the vote and avoiding a runoff.

— Sophia Eppley, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
The House Energy and Commerce Committee is soon marking up healthcare price transparency legislation that could empower patients and employers with the upfront prices needed to avoid overcharges and choose affordable care.

— Vivian Ho, Washington Post, 16 July 2026

Definition of avoid

Verb

However, this theory has also been challenged by physicists who argue that the force of methane bubbles is unlikely to be powerful enough to overturn a ship.

— Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026
The referee pointed straight to the spot and there was no chance the video assistant referee (VAR) was going to overturn it.

— Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 14 July 2026