Synonyms of abolition

abolition

noun

ˌa-bə-ˈli-shᵊn 

as in repeal

the doing away with something by formal action

calls for the abolition of the death penalty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repeal
• dissolution
• cancelation
• abolishment
• cancellation
• elimination
• abrogation
• avoidance
• nullification
• dismissal
• annulment
• invalidation
• voiding
• defeasance
• prohibition
• removal
• negation
• reversal
• suspension
• withdrawal
• rejection
• abortion
• abatement
• quashing
• veto
• banning
• rescindment
• revocation
• overruling
• retraction
• override
• liquidation
• recall
• outlawing
• eradication
• erasure
• calling off
• disallowance
• overturn
• enjoining
• forbiddance
• countermand

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• legislation
• enactment
• establishment
• institution
• founding
• legalization
• ratification
• validation
• approval
• formalization
• legitimation
• passing
• permission
• endorsement
• authorization
• clearance
• indorsement
• legitimization
• prescription
• ordering
• sanctioning
• commandment
• mandating
• decreeing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of abolition

But people don't know that Quakers were really instrumental in abolition. —H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025

Don’t forget, Driskell arrives in Nashville in 1966, only two years following passage of the Civil Rights Act and the abolition of Jim Crow segregation. —Chadd Scott, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025

Opponents were caught unorganized and unprepared for a stunning initial torrent of actions, firings of workers, cancellations of programs and abolition of organizations established by Congress over many decades. —Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2025

Neptune was last in Aries from 1862-1875 which helped fuel radical reinvention through war, liberation, and spiritual awakening, seen in the U.S. Civil War, abolition, industrial expansion, and the rise of mystical movements. —Colin Bedell, Them, 20 Mar. 2025