STRUCK DOWN Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

struck down

verb

past tense of strike down

as in abolished

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 struck down For a time the sea stars did double duty controlling the urchins, but in recent years they have been struck down by an uncontrollable plague, worsened by the state’s warming waters, called, quite literally, sea star wasting disease. — Joseph Ogilvy, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026 Diversity programs requiring applicants to come from certain racial or ethnic groups have long been on legally tenuous ground, but the nail in the coffin came in 2023 when the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions in colleges. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026 The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a case about the role race plays in middle school admissions, three years after a majority on the high court struck down affirmative action in college. — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026 In June, justices struck down protections against firing Federal Trade Commission commissioners without cause, expanding presidential control over independent agencies. — Connor Greene, Time, 21 Oct. 2026 The Supreme Court struck down his efforts to restrict mail voting. — Amber Phillips, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026 In 1985, soon after arriving in the country, Leo was struck down with Typhoid fever. — Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026 But, not long afterward, lawmakers in Florida approved a new map aimed at flipping four seats to Republicans, and in early May Virginia’s top court struck down the redraw there, on procedural grounds. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026 If Klapper cannot remove those provisions independently, the suit said, then the entire legislation could be struck down. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

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Both Weir and Khan have expressed their wishes for the reinstatement of tax-free shopping (abolished in 2021) for overseas visitors — a proposal that was met with cheers at the BFC’s fashion week breakfast this year.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
Daylight saving time was repealed after World War I and then brought back in World War II in 1942, only to be abolished again three years later.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of abolished

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Concerns over fatal accidents involving children helped turn public opinion against the infamous experiment, which Congress repealed within the year.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
The Independent Payment Advisory Board, which was supposed to force automatic Medicare cuts if spending exceeded target growth rates, was repealed in 2018 without ever becoming operational.

— Dana P. Goldman, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of repealed

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What's more, plans for giving Americans better access to libraries were rolled back in 2025.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
In the last two years, dozens of colleges and universities have rolled back or eliminated such offerings to avoid accusations of racial discrimination that have led to loss of research funding and other sanctions.

— Elissa Nadworny, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of rolled back

Verb

Kaegi has regularly butted heads with board members over their appeals, which often overturned his valuations of big business buildings.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Traffic is flowing again in the northbound lanes of Route 55 in New Jersey after a tractor-trailer overturned in a crash.

— Joe Brandt, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026