abolishing

The word “abolishing” has 4 syllables: a-bol-ish-ing.

It's pronounced as /əˈbɑlɪʃɪŋ/.


What is synonym and antonym for abolishing?

In the thesaurus, “abolishing” has 25 synonyms and 15 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for abolishing along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for abolishing

  • abandonment
  • abolition
  • annihilation
  • annulment
  • canceling
  • cancelling
  • carnage
  • destroying
  • dissolution
  • elimination
  • eradicating
  • eradication
  • erasing
  • extermination
  • extinction
  • loss
  • massacre
  • murder
  • repeal
  • repealing
  • retirement
  • reversal
  • revocation
  • ruin
  • slaughter

Antonyms for abolishing

  • building
  • conserving
  • constructing
  • creating
  • enacting
  • enactment
  • establishing
  • forming
  • founding
  • instituting
  • making
  • preserving
  • protecting
  • saving
  • validation

Meanings of abolishing

  • verb
    1. To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
    2. To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.

Example Sentences

  • The government is considering abolishing outdated laws that no longer serve the society.
  • The university senate debated the implications of abolishing the tenure system for faculty members.
  • Social activists have been advocating for abolishing the death penalty for decades.
  • The monarch announced plans for abolishing the centuries-old feudal system.
  • The company's new CEO proposed abolishing traditional hierarchies to foster a more inclusive workplace culture.

On this page you'll find 40 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to abolishing, such as: abandonment, abolition, annihilation, annulment, building, canceling, cancelling.

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Related Words

abating

  • abolishing
  • avoiding
  • canceling
  • cancelling
  • collapsing
  • declining
  • decreasing
  • deducting
  • depriving
  • descending
  • diminishing
  • ebbing
  • encouraging
  • lowering
  • moderating
  • overturning
  • plunging
  • reassuring
  • reducing
  • refreshing
  • repealing
  • sliding
  • soothing
  • stripping
  • subsiding
  • subtracting
  • tumbling
  • waning
  • weakening

abrogating

  • abolishing
  • adverse
  • canceling
  • cancelling
  • gloomy
  • pessimistic
  • repealing
  • unfavorable
  • weak

effacing

negating

  • abolishing
  • antithetical
  • avoiding
  • canceling
  • cancelling
  • conflicting
  • contrary
  • denying
  • incompatible
  • inconsistent
  • neutralizing
  • nullifying
  • overturning
  • paradoxical
  • refuting
  • rejecting
  • repealing

obliterating

  • abolishing
  • annihilate
  • black out
  • destroying
  • eliminate
  • eradicate
  • eradicating
  • erase
  • erasing
  • expunge
  • exterminate
  • knock out
  • obscure
  • ravage
  • smash
  • wash out
  • wipe out

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