Synonyms of striking down

striking down

verb

present participle of strike down

as in abolishing

to put an end to by formal action

a law that was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as unconstitutional

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abolishing
• repealing
• rolling back
• canceling
• setting aside
• cancelling
• avoiding
• overturning
• voiding
• doing away with
• vacating
• invalidating
• nullifying
• nulling
• negating
• rescinding
• quashing
• dissolving
• dismissing
• annulling
• calling off
• abrogating
• suspending
• withdrawing
• revoking
• abating
• disannulling
• reversing
• writing off
• retracting
• vetoing
• breaking down
• overriding
• rejecting
• removing
• throwing out
• eliminating
• forbidding
• overruling
• recalling
• prohibiting
• banning
• aborting
• outlawing
• erasing
• enjoining
• countermanding
• calling
• disallowing
• dropping
• eradicating
• annihilating
• liquidating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laying down
• establishing
• enacting
• founding
• instituting
• passing
• validating
• legislating
• authorizing
• permitting
• allowing
• approving
• ratifying
• clearing
• endorsing
• ordering
• prescribing
• legalizing
• warranting
• legitimizing
• commanding
• legitimating
• mandating
• formalizing
• sanctioning
• indorsing
• decreeing

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• laying down
• establishing
• enacting
• founding
• instituting
• passing
• validating
• legislating
• authorizing
• permitting
• allowing
• approving
• ratifying
• clearing
• endorsing
• ordering
• prescribing
• legalizing
• warranting
• legitimizing
• commanding
• legitimating
• mandating
• formalizing
• sanctioning
• indorsing
• decreeing

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