Synonyms of abolishing

abolishing

verb

present participle of abolish

1

as in repealing

to put an end to by formal action

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repealing
• canceling
• overturning
• avoiding
• vacating
• voiding
• nullifying
• abrogating
• annulling
• invalidating
• dissolving
• rescinding
• revoking
• withdrawing
• negating
• dismissing
• suspending
• quashing
• eliminating
• reversing
• rolling back
• removing
• striking down
• setting aside
• doing away with
• abating
• rejecting
• nulling
• vetoing
• retracting
• prohibiting
• forbidding
• banning
• overruling
• disannulling
• outlawing
• overriding
• erasing
• eradicating
• recalling
• aborting
• enjoining
• disallowing
• calling
• countermanding
• annihilating
• liquidating
• calling off
• dropping
• writing off
• throwing out
• breaking down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enacting
• establishing
• instituting
• founding
• laying down
• legislating
• passing
• validating
• authorizing
• permitting
• approving
• ratifying
• allowing
• legalizing
• endorsing
• prescribing
• legitimizing
• clearing
• mandating
• formalizing
• ordering
• legitimating
• warranting
• commanding
• sanctioning
• decreeing

2

as in eradicating

to destroy all traces of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eradicating
• erasing
• destroying
• obliterating
• exterminating
• expunging
• annihilating
• effacing
• liquidating
• canceling
• demolishing
• extirpating
• wiping out
• sweeping (away)
• shattering
• stamping (out)
• dismantling
• cleaning (up)
• blotting out
• killing
• rooting (out)
• ruining
• discarding
• decimating
• ravaging
• dissolving
• wrecking
• blacking out
• flattening
• consuming
• wasting
• rubbing out
• snuffing (out)
• devastating
• razing
• smashing
• tearing down
• ditching
• mowing (down)
• finishing
• fragmenting
• expelling
• excising
• terminating
• dynamiting
• ejecting
• jettisoning
• dashing
• totaling
• pulverizing
• atomizing
• devouring
• splintering
• blasting
• ousting
• powdering
• killing off
• blowing up
• cutting
• dooming
• zapping
• throwing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protecting
• preserving
• saving
• conserving
• creating
• forming
• making
• constructing
• building
• shaping
• manufacturing
• forging
• restoring
• framing
• repairing
• fixing
• renewing
• rebuilding
• reconstructing
• fashioning
• fabricating
• revamping
• renovating
• patching
• reconditioning
• mending

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of abolishing

The vice president also blasted Nixon, who is in an uphill race to defeat Moody, for supporting defunding the police and abolishing prisons. — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

Coleman later joins forces with HopesAndDrums for a house mix that calls for abolishing ICE. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Now, Xi remains in office after purging political rivals, abolishing presidential term limits and consolidating power. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

States geographically above Maryland began the process of immediately or gradually abolishing slavery, beginning with Vermont in 1777 and culminating with New York, the longest holdout, in 1799. — Sandra Slater, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026

Other positions of the Democratic Socialists of America party that have come under fire in the 2026 election cycle have included abolishing the Senate, closing prisons, and having corporations become owned by the government. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2026

Karishma Manzur, a medical scientist and first-time candidate, supported Medicare for All and abolishing ICE while declining money from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

This July, the EU enacted one of their demands, abolishing the customs duty exemption below €150 and introducing a temporary €3 duty per item. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026

Others, like abolishing the Senate and Supreme Court, are more controversial and used by Republicans to hammer DSA candidates as out of step with the American mainstream. — Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026