All abolish synonyms

verb abolish

• put an end to — the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope.
• set aside — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
• prohibit — to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
• overturn — to destroy the power of; overthrow; defeat; vanquish.
• revoke — to take back or withdraw; annul, cancel, or reverse; rescind or repeal: to revoke a decree.
• wipe out — an act of wiping: He gave a few quick wipes to the furniture.
• suppress — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
• terminate — to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
• nullify — to render or declare legally void or inoperative: to nullify a contract.
• stamp out — to strike or beat with a forcible, downward thrust of the foot.
• annul — If an election or a contract is annulled, it is declared invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.
• overthrow — to depose, as from a position of power; overcome, defeat, or vanquish: to overthrow a tyrant.
• cancel — If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.
• abrogate — If someone in a position of authority abrogates something such as a law, agreement, or practice, they put an end to it.
• rescind — to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
• repeal — to revoke or withdraw formally or officially: to repeal a grant.
• dissolve — to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid; pass into solution: to dissolve salt in water.
• abate — If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe.
• annihilate — To annihilate something means to destroy it completely.
• inhibit — to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).
• supersede — to replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc., as by another person or thing.
• obliterate — to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.
• squelch — to strike or press with crushing force; crush down; squash.
• disestablish — to deprive of the character of being established; cancel; abolish.
• invalidate — to render invalid; discredit.
• repudiate — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
• vacate — to give up possession or occupancy of: to vacate an apartment.
• kill — to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
• negate — to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of: an investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.
• zap — to kill or shoot.
• subvert — to overthrow (something established or existing).
• quash — to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue: to quash a rebellion.
• vitiate — to impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil.
• destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
• finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
• scrub — to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
• void — Law. having no legal force or effect; not legally binding or enforceable.
• undo — to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done: Murder once done can never be undone.
• nix — nothing.
• call off — If you call off an event that has been planned, you cancel it.
• put the kibosh on — nonsense.
• close down — to cease or cause to cease operations
• stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
• do away with — from this or that place; off: to go away.
• get rid of — to clear, disencumber, or free of something objectionable (usually followed by of): I want to rid the house of mice. In my opinion, you'd be wise to rid yourself of the smoking habit.