Synonyms for abolish
əˈbɒl ɪʃabol·ish

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1. abolish

   Abolish, to do away with, bring absolutely to an end, especially as something hostile, hindering, or harmful, was formerly used of persons and material objects, a usage now obsolete except in poetry or highly figurative speech. Abolish is now used of institutions, customs, and conditions, especially those wide-spread and long existing; as, to abolish slavery, ignorance, intemperance, poverty. A building that is burned to the ground is said to be destroyed by fire. Annihilate, as a philosophical term, signifies to put absolutely out of existence. As far as our knowledge goes, matter is never annihilated, but only changes its form. Some believe that the wicked will be annihilated. Abolish is not said of laws. There we use repeal, abrogate, nullify, etc.: repeal by the enacting body, nullify by revolutionary proceedings; a later statute abrogates, without formally repealing, any earlier law with which it conflicts. An appellate court may reverse or set aside the decision of an inferior court. Overthrow may be used in either a good or a bad sense; suppress is commonly in a good, subvert always in a bad sense; as, to subvert our liberties; to suppress a rebellion. The law prohibits what may never have existed; it abolishes an existing evil. We abate a nuisance, terminate a controversy. Compare CANCEL; DEMOLISH; EXTERMINATE.

   Synonyms:
   abate, abrogate, annihilate, annul, destroy, end, end, eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, nullify, obliterate, overthrow, prohibit, remove, repeal, reverse, revoke, set aside, stamp out, subvert, supplant, suppress, terminate

   Antonyms:
   authorize, cherish, confirm, continue, enact, establish, institute, introduce, legalize, promote, reinstate, renew, repair, restore, revive, set up, support, sustain

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1. abolish

   Synonyms:
   destroy, eradicate, invalidate, make void, obliterate, extirpate, abrogate, annul, subvert, cancel, revoke, quash, nullify, overthrow, annihilate, supersede, suppress, expunge

   Antonyms:
   support, sustain, cherish, promote, continue, confirm, restore, repair, revive, reinstate, enact, institute, re-enact

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1. abolish, get rid ofverb

   do away with

   "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"

   Synonyms:
   get rid of, extinguish, remove, eliminate, do away with

   Antonyms:
   found, set up, establish, launch

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1. abolishverb

   Synonyms:
   abrogate, annul, disannul, repeal, rescind, revoke, cancel, nullify, quash, vacate, invalidate, set aside, make void

2. abolishverb

   Synonyms:
   destroy, overthrow, subvert, obliterate, extirpate, eradicate, annihilate, extinguish, suppress, DISESTABLISH, do away, put an end to

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1. abolishverb

   Synonyms:
   annul, nullify, abrogate, invalidate, repeal, revoke, rescind, disannul, set aside, destroy

   Antonyms:
   confirm, establish

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1. List of paraphrases for "abolish":

   abolition, abolishing, delete, repeal, eliminate, remove, cancel, lift, abrogate, cancelled, suppress, cancellation, scrap, revoke, eradicate

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1. Ryan Pack:

   Capital punishment: Capital punishment has no role in a perfect world. But since the world we live in is far from perfect I say reserve it only for the offenders who justly deserve it. We as humanity need to strive for and accomplish a just and peaceful world so that way we can abolish capital punishment altogether.

2. Thomas Jefferson (The Declaration of Independence):

   Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends [life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness] it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government...

3. Mark Pocan:

   I ’m introducing legislation that would abolish ICE and crack down on the agency’s blanket directive to target and round up individuals and families, the heartless actions of this abused agency do not represent the values of our nation and the U.S. must develop a more humane immigration system, one that treats every person with dignity and respect.

4. Elizabeth Warren:

   I think the time for getting rid of the filibuster came a long, long time ago, the People did not give Democrats the The White House, Senate and White House to compromise with insurrectionists. Abolish the filibuster so we can do the people's work.

5. Joe Salazar:

   Abolish Slavery Colorado is leading the way on so many progressive issues, including removing slavery from the constitution, I'm excited for what we do next.