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 Democratic leaders say the proposal is intended to clarify the state constitution after a 2022 court ruling struck down Maryland's congressional map. — Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Trump has appeared more conflicted with the conservative Supreme Court justices since February, when the court struck down his sweeping global tariffs in a 6-3 vote supported by Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Neil Gorsuch and Barrett. — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 According to Russia’s defense ministry, Russian forces overnight struck down 133 Ukrainian drones over Russia, the Black Sea and Crimea, the peninsula that Moscow forcibly annexed from Ukraine in 2014. — ABC News, 26 July 2026 This year, the Supreme Court struck down Hawaii’s attempt to limit where guns can be carried in public. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 26 July 2026 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for struck down

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The scheduling of two executions – both via lethal injection – in one day comes as Florida has accelerated its pace of executions, even as other states have abolished or paused the practice.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
Under the 1866 treaty, the tribe abolished slavery and granted citizenship to the formerly enslaved.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Definition of abolished

Verb

Gartner has predicted that more than 40% of agentic AI projects will be canceled by the end of 2027, citing escalating costs, unclear value and inadequate risk controls.

— Ravi Palwe, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
The city canceled a visit by code inspectors to examine unpermitted walls in the units, marking the latest setback in a years-long fight for residents to reclaim their building, one of Miami’s largest condo towers.

— Joan Chrissos, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Definition of canceled

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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