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 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 The court struck down procedural barriers that prevented some people from seeking asylum, including those who entered South Africa irregularly, lacked asylum transit visas or missed reporting deadlines, the committee said. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 One of the latest polls shows the ballot measure passing by 3 points, but a prior survey shows it getting struck down by as much as 13 points. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2026 The Supreme Court struck down the tariffs in February of this year, and no checks were ever issued. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026 The Supreme Court had struck down colleges’ ability to use race as one factor among many in their admissions decisions. — Arian Simone, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 The Supreme Court in turn granted that request and struck down the preliminary order, and again granted the government’s request on Tuesday. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026 Trump can impose a ban unilaterally thanks to sweeping authorities provided by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act — the same law that provided his initial authority for tariffs since struck down by the Supreme Court. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for struck down

Verb

The Australian Consulate has taken an interest in her case, given the country abolished the death penalty in 1985.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026
Amendment, which abolished slavery and argued that loopholes in the amendment helped pave the way for the mass incarceration of Black Americans.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of abolished

Verb

On the first day of his second term, the Republican president repealed a Biden-era executive order aimed in part at guarding against the risks that AI systems pose to consumers, workers and national security.

— Garance Burke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
In the last decade, four states have repealed the death penalty, and another, Washington, took this sanction off its statutes after the state Supreme Court struck it down.

— Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of repealed

Verb

Several college football games were altered because of the storm, with six changing their kickoff times and one being canceled entirely.

— Ryan Morik , Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Public school classes were canceled, and residents were urged to wear face masks.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of canceled

Verb

The country’s current immigration policies are controlled by people who believe that the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, which ended exclusionary quotas against non-European immigrants including South Asians, needs to be rolled back.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
Although sustainability has faced disruption and political backlash globally in recent years, and the European Union has delayed or rolled back some of its most stringent measures, the Digital Product Passport is set to become a reality in Europe.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of rolled back

Verb

In February, the High Court ruled it unlawful and disproportionate, but the Court of Appeal overturned that ruling in June.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Last year, Palestine Action’s co-founder Huda Ammori ⁠challenged the ban and the High Court ruled in her favor in February, before the Court of Appeal overturned that decision in June.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026