Synonyms for abolition
Most common
abrogation nullification repeal revocation abolishment extirpation
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Abrogation — the act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation
abrogation, nullification, repeal, revocation, annulment, cancellation, cancelation US, dissolution, rescinding, termination, invalidation, rescission, devalidation, renunciation, vitiation
2. Abolishment
abolishment, extirpation, eradication, suppression, destruction, annihilation, extinction, extermination, extinguishment
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation.
The campaign for the abolition of slavery changed the course of history.
- n. 2
The state of being abolished.
Related words
- Word family
- abolitionist
Forms
- Plural
- abolitions → abrogations, nullifications, repeals, revocations…
Example sentences
- repeal The Republicans want to repeal Obamacare.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| abolition | falling | |
| repeal | falling | |
| revocation | falling | |
| nullification | steady | |
| abrogation | falling | |
| abolishment | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- repeal2
- 9 letters
- annulment3, vitiation
- 10 letters
- extinction3, revocation4, rescinding3, abrogation4, rescission3
- 11 letters
- destruction3, termination4, suppression3, dissolution4, eradication5, cancelation, abolishment, extirpation
- 12 letters
- cancellation4, annihilation5, renunciation5, invalidation5, devalidation
- 13 letters
- extermination5, nullification5
- 14 letters
- extinguishment4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (repeal2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- abolition
- Italiano
- abolizione
- Español
- abolición
- Deutsch
- Abschaffung
- Català
- abolició