abolish | Definition of abolish

Synonyms and Antonyms of abolish

1 to put an end to by formal action

the U.S. abolished slavery by constitutional amendment on December 6, 1865

Synonyms of abolish

abate, abrogate, annul, avoid, cancel, disannul, dissolve, invalidate, negate, null, nullify, quash, repeal, rescind, roll back, strike down, vacate, void

Words Related to abolish

countermand, override, overrule, overturn, veto

abort, call, call off, drop, recall, retract, reverse, revoke, suspend, withdraw

ban, enjoin, forbid, outlaw, prohibit

disallow, dismiss, reject

annihilate, break down, eliminate, eradicate, erase, liquidate, remove, throw out, write off

Phrases Synonymous with abolish

do away with, set aside

Near Antonyms of abolish

enact, lay down, legislate

establish, found, institute

formalize, legalize, legitimate, legitimize, validate

allow, approve, authorize, clear, endorse (also indorse), permit, sanction, warrant

command, decree, mandate, order, prescribe

2 to destroy all traces of

if only there were a way that we could abolish hatred and intolerance

Synonyms of abolish

annihilate, black out, blot out, cancel, clean (up), efface, eradicate, erase, expunge, exterminate, extirpate, liquidate, obliterate, root (out), rub out, snuff (out), stamp (out), sweep (away), wipe out

Words Related to abolish

decimate, demolish, destroy, devastate, ravage

dismantle, flatten, mow (down), raze, tear down

ruin, total, waste, wreck

blast, blow up, dash, dynamite, smash

atomize, consume, devour, dissolve, fragment, powder, pulverize, shatter, splinter

doom, finish, kill, kill off, terminate, zap

cancel, cut, discard, ditch, eject, excise, expel, jettison, oust, throw out

Near Antonyms of abolish

conserve, preserve, protect, save

build, construct, create, fabricate, fashion, forge, form, frame, make, manufacture, shape

fix, mend, patch, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, renew, renovate, repair, restore, revamp