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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of struck down One liberal justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson, said in May after the court struck down a majority-Black district in Louisiana and weakened the Voting Rights Act that the institution risked being seen as political. — Gene Johnson, Fortune, 24 July 2026 The administration imposed the new duties under Section 301, which was not struck down by the Supreme Court earlier this year. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 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 Trump had turned to those temporary levies after the Supreme Court struck down his biggest and boldest tariffs in February. — ABC News, 23 July 2026 Rebuilding efforts This rebuilding effort, launched after the Supreme Court in February struck down his country-specific tariffs, is proceeding along several fronts. — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2026 While Israeli law requires all 18-year-olds to serve, ultra-Orthodox men have long been exempted under historic arrangements the Supreme Court has repeatedly struck down. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 The 6-3 vote struck down Louisiana’s voter map, ruling that lawmakers illegally used race to draw a new majority-Black district. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026 In a 6-3 decision issued June 30, the Supreme Court struck down the order, ruling that children born to parents who are unlawfully or temporarily in the United States are protected by the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 14 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for struck down

Verb

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

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
The Communist state was abolished in 1991, and the anti-Communist opposition swept to power in parliamentary elections a year later.

— Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

Definition of abolished

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 canceled

Verb

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

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Few of those concerns were in the air as the halftime performers retreated from the field, the tarp was rolled back, and the sprinkler system was activated to prepare the field for the final moments of the World Cup.

— Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 19 July 2026

Definition of rolled back

Verb

In October, the Supreme Court overturned the $1 billion decision, ruling that the money that Roh’s father allegedly gave Chey’s father was illegally obtained.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Her orders remain in place unless they are stayed or overturned by the Full Court.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 July 2026