STRIKE DOWN Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

strike down

verb

Definition of strike down

as in to abolish

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 strike down The association later won a lawsuit, striking down the city of Berkeley’s ordinance and halting others across the state. — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 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 See All Example Sentences for strike down

Recent Examples of Synonyms for strike down

Verb

This endeavor is not easy, and these companies are strongly advocating for abolishing the leap second.

— Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 8 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 abolish

Verb

Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency ceded some of its climate authority by repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas.

— LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
The Forest Service says repealing the Roadless Rule would not immediately authorize roads, logging or mining in the Shawnee’s roadless areas.

— Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of repeal

Verb

One person was killed in a strike on Riyadh airport, a Saudia Airlines plane was reportedly in flames, and hundreds of flights have been canceled.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
To try to ease tensions during loud stretches of construction, Zuckerberg’s staff handed out gifts like noise-canceling headphones.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of cancel

Verb

The Republican administration has largely used that power to roll back environmental regulations.

— LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
At the same time, the administration is also moving to roll back legal protections for historic places across the country.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of roll back

Verb

Rates actually continued to increase after the Society of Surgical Oncology adopted the guidelines in 2016, even though patients who received the biopsy were not more likely to survive or avoid recurrence.

— Allessandra DiCorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Clapp said the firm focuses on avoiding highly leveraged companies and floating-rate debt, instead favoring investments with dependable cash flows to support clients over the long term.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of avoid

Verb

The bankruptcy filing comes months after the Sacramento County Board of Education overturned Twin Rivers Unified’s decision to revoke the charters, and the district appealed that ruling to the California State Board of Education.

— Chaewon Chung Updated October 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
In September, Wagner heard arguments on Yust’s motion to overturn his convictions.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026