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 ban was later struck down by the country’s Constitutional Court, however. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026 Aldermen appeared poised to strike down the deal in July before Dowell delayed a vote. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026 Sally and Gillian come from a long line of witches and have lived in a resplendent Massachusetts home with their aunts Frances (Stockard Channing) and Jet (Dianne Wiest) ever since a curse struck down their father and led to their mother’s suicide. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for strike down

Recent Examples of Synonyms for strike down

Verb

Continue reading … CAT FIGHT — Kitten rescue defends ‘NO F---ING MAGA’ adoption policy as PETA calls for it to be abolished.

— , FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division (BMWED) said 165 permanent positions were abolished outright, with more than 1,000 workers anticipated to be furloughed by mid-November.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of abolish

Verb

The government’s more expansive hijab and chastity law was suspended but not repealed.

— Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Limits placed on coal- and gas-fired power plants by the Biden administration, as well as emissions of mercury and other air pollutants, will be repealed, an intention the agency first announced more than a year ago.

— Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of repeal

Verb

Grande’s character was killed off in the first season, and the series was canceled after two seasons.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
But the show was on the air for only eight months before it was canceled earlier this year; the station cited difficulty selling ads.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of cancel

Verb

The state’s next governor will play a key role in determining the extent to which the state rolls back its existing camera network.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Lawmakers from both parties seemed eager at the beginning of the session to institute changes ranging from moratoriums on new developments to rolling back the lucrative tax breaks the state offers to lure facilities to Georgia in the first place.

— Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of roll back

Verb

The company estimates that converting the existing US fleet could avoid about 20 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually while providing gigawatts of additional generating capacity.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
In Indonesia, farmers rely on rain to dissolve fertilizers into the soil to avoid burning the plants, explained Eddy Martono, chairman of the Indonesian Palm Oil Association.

— EDNA TARIGAN, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of avoid

Verb

His appellate legal team has been aggressively searching for any and every legal avenue that would overturn the judge’s sentence, nullify the jury’s guilty verdict, or even discredit the very criminal law that Combs was prosecuted under.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Knauss also shared photos of the devastation from the hurricane, which showed chairs overturned in the sanctuary and pools of water that damaged every corner of the facility.

— Raymond Strickland, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026