What is another word for abolition?
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Pronunciation:
[ ˌabəlˈɪʃən], [ ˌabəlˈɪʃən], [ ˌa_b_ə_l_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n]
Abolition, the process of ending a particular practice or system, has several synonyms that can be used interchangeably. The most common synonym is "elimination," which refers to removing something entirely from existence. "Abrogation" refers to the cancellation or revocation of a law or agreement. "Repeal" is another synonym for abolition, typically used to describe the action of revoking or rescinding a law. "Eradication" and "extinction" both imply the complete destruction of something that was once in existence. Finally, "annihilation" refers to the complete destruction or obliteration of something. These synonyms reflect the different ways in which a particular system or practice can be abolished or ended.
Related words: american history, abolitionist movement, abolition of slavery, declaration of independence, the end of slavery, slave trade
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Synonyms for Abolition:
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- continue .
- annulment ,
- axe ,
- blotting-out ,
- dissolution ,
- doing away with ,
- elimination ,
- eradication ,
- invalidation ,
- nullification ,
- obliteration ,
- revocation ,
- withdrawal .
- Disaffirmation ,
- Disclamation ,
- Extinguishment ,
- abnegation ,
- abolishment ,
- deletion ,
- denial ,
- disavowal ,
- dismissal ,
- divorce ,
- negation ,
- neutralization ,
- refutation ,
- rejection ,
- repudiation ,
- retraction ,
- undoing .
- abandonings ,
- abolishings ,
- cancelings ,
- dis solving ,
- dis-solving ,
- dissolvings ,
- in validating ,
- in-validating ,
- invalidatings ,
- over ruling ,
- over rulings ,
- over-ruling ,
- over-rulings ,
- overrulings ,
- quashings ,
- re calling ,
- re callings ,
- re versing ,
- re-calling ,
- re-callings ,
- re-versing ,
- recallings ,
- retractings ,
- revokings ,
- with drawing ,
- with drawings ,
- with-drawing ,
- with-drawings ,
- withdrawings .
- Freedoms ,
- Self Determination ,
- abolitionism ,
- citizenship ,
- citizenships ,
- disimprisonment ,
- enfranchisements ,
- extriction ,
- liberty ,
- representative government ,
- self-determination ,
- self-government .
- abstersions ,
- dis position ,
- dis positions ,
- dis-position ,
- dis-positions ,
- ex purgation ,
- ex purgations ,
- ex-purgation ,
- ex-purgations ,
- reign terror .
Other synonyms:
- Defeasance ,
- abrogation ,
- disuse ,
- voidance .
- annihilation .
- avoidance .
Other relevant words:
- abeyance ,
- abjuration ,
- ablation ,
- abolition ,
- about-face ,
- adjournment ,
- airless ,
- annul ,
- arrest ,
- arson ,
- asphyxiation ,
- autonomy ,
- ax ,
- backdown ,
- barf ,
- be sick ,
- bear on ,
- black eye ,
- block ,
- blockage ,
- blow ,
- break ,
- breakup ,
- bring down ,
- butchery ,
- call back ,
- call in ,
- call off ,
- call up ,
- callback ,
- carnage ,
- carry on ,
- cast ,
- castration ,
- casual ,
- cat ,
- cease ,
- certification ,
- change of mind ,
- check ,
- cheeseparing ,
- chuck ,
- cleaning ,
- cleansing ,
- cleanup position ,
- cleanup spot ,
- climb-down ,
- close down ,
- close up ,
- close-fitting ,
- closedown ,
- closelipped ,
- closely ,
- closemouthed ,
- closing ,
- closing curtain ,
- cloture ,
- coating ,
- come back ,
- come together ,
- complete ,
- conclude ,
- confining ,
- conquering ,
- conquest ,
- corruption ,
- counteract ,
- counteraction ,
- countermine ,
- cover ,
- crushing ,
- culmination ,
- cultivation ,
- culture ,
- cursory ,
- curtailment ,
- cut ,
- cutting out ,
- dangling ,
- deactivation ,
- death ,
- debunking ,
- decease ,
- decision ,
- declension ,
- decline in quality ,
- decrepitude ,
- defection ,
- defence ,
- defense ,
- defunctness ,
- delete ,
- demurrer ,
- departure ,
- depredation ,
- derangement ,
- descent ,
- desertion ,
- desolate ,
- destination ,
- detachment ,
- determination ,
- devastate ,
- devastation ,
- disassociate ,
- discharge ,
- disclaimer ,
- discontinuation ,
- disgorge ,
- disintegration ,
- disjoint ,
- dismission ,
- displacement ,
- disproof ,
- disruption ,
- dissipation ,
- dissociate ,
- dissolving ,
- disunite ,
- divorcement ,
- dodging ,
- downfall ,
- drug withdrawal ,
- eat up ,
- echo ,
- emptying ,
- end point ,
- end up ,
- endpoint ,
- ephemeral ,
- erasure ,
- evacuation ,
- excision ,
- excreting ,
- excretion ,
- exemption ,
- exit ,
- expense ,
- experimental extinction ,
- expiration ,
- expunging ,
- extend ,
- extinguishing ,
- faithful ,
- falsification ,
- falsifying ,
- fetch up ,
- fill up ,
- final result ,
- finale ,
- finis ,
- finish up ,
- finishing ,
- fire-raising ,
- firing ,
- flip-flop ,
- flush ,
- fold ,
- forfeit ,
- forfeiture ,
- forsaking ,
- franchise ,
- fugacious ,
- gag rule ,
- gap ,
- give ,
- go along ,
- go back on ,
- go forward ,
- go on ,
- goal ,
- going ,
- gyration ,
- halt ,
- hanging ,
- hark back ,
- harry ,
- hiatus ,
- hitch ,
- holiday ,
- honk ,
- impairment ,
- impropriety ,
- indecorum ,
- inhibition ,
- intermission ,
- invalidate ,
- judgment of dismissal ,
- keep ,
- keep on ,
- killing ,
- land up ,
- last ,
- law of closure ,
- lay waste to ,
- laying waste ,
- licentiousness ,
- lift ,
- looseness ,
- loss ,
- mass murder ,
- mayhem ,
- mop up ,
- mow down ,
- natural ,
- near ,
- neglect ,
- neutralisation ,
- neutralization reaction ,
- nigh ,
- occlusion ,
- oddment ,
- offset ,
- omission ,
- onanism ,
- oppression ,
- origin ,
- outcome ,
- override ,
- overrule ,
- overtaking ,
- overturn ,
- pass ,
- pass completion ,
- passage ,
- passing game ,
- passing play ,
- pause ,
- penny-pinching ,
- perfunctory ,
- persist in ,
- pink slip ,
- policy change ,
- polish ,
- polish off ,
- preserve ,
- proceed ,
- profligacy ,
- puke ,
- pulling out ,
- purgation ,
- purging ,
- purify ,
- qualifying ,
- quelling ,
- quenching ,
- ratiocination ,
- reasoning by elimination ,
- recission ,
- reclamation ,
- recollect ,
- recollection ,
- refinement ,
- regeneration ,
- regorge ,
- regurgitate ,
- release ,
- remain ,
- remainder ,
- remake ,
- remember ,
- reminiscence ,
- remnant ,
- remotion ,
- renege on ,
- renunciation ,
- reprieve ,
- rescind ,
- resolution ,
- respite ,
- result ,
- resultant ,
- retain ,
- retch ,
- retrieve ,
- return ,
- reverse ,
- reversion ,
- riddance ,
- ritual killing ,
- rotation ,
- ruin ,
- ruining ,
- sack ,
- sacking ,
- sanctify ,
- scour ,
- scourge ,
- scratch ,
- scrub ,
- secession ,
- secretive ,
- self-abnegation ,
- self-denial ,
- self-renunciation ,
- self-rule ,
- set off ,
- setback ,
- settlement ,
- shore leave ,
- short-lived ,
- shunning ,
- shut ,
- shut down ,
- shutdown ,
- sick ,
- skinny ,
- slaughter ,
- snug ,
- spew ,
- split up ,
- spue ,
- stay ,
- stay on ,
- stop ,
- stopping point ,
- strangling ,
- strike down ,
- stuffy ,
- subjection ,
- subversive activity ,
- subvert ,
- sulfurous ,
- sulphurous ,
- sultry ,
- superficial ,
- surcease ,
- surpassingly ,
- suspension system ,
- temporary removal ,
- terminal ,
- terminate ,
- terminus ,
- think ,
- throttling ,
- throw up ,
- tight ,
- tightlipped ,
- transient ,
- transitory ,
- transposition ,
- turn around ,
- turnabout ,
- turnaround ,
- turning away ,
- unaired ,
- undermine ,
- unfastening ,
- untying ,
- upchuck ,
- uphold ,
- upset ,
- vacate ,
- volte-face ,
- vomit ,
- vomit up ,
- waste ,
- weaken ,
- wind up ,
- windup ,
- wipeout ,
- withdraw ,
- withdrawal method ,
- worsening ,
- wrecking ,
- write down ,
- write-down .
- Canceling ,
- Cancelling ,
- Cassation ,
- Demolishment ,
- Destroying ,
- Discarding ,
- Overturning ,
- Quashing ,
- Razzia ,
- Rescinding ,
- Rescindment ,
- Revokement ,
- Silencing ,
- Vacatur ,
- Waiving ,
- abandonment ,
- cancel ,
- cessation ,
- choking ,
- choking off ,
- conclusion ,
- countermand ,
- counterorder ,
- demolition ,
- deracination ,
- deterioration ,
- dilapidation ,
- discontinuance ,
- end ,
- ending ,
- extermination ,
- extirpation ,
- extraction ,
- freedom ,
- inactivation ,
- incendiarism ,
- interruption ,
- liberation ,
- liquidation ,
- overthrow ,
- ravage ,
- recall ,
- recantation ,
- reformation ,
- removal ,
- renege ,
- rescission ,
- reversal ,
- revoke ,
- revolution ,
- road to ruin ,
- rooting out ,
- ruination ,
- sabotage ,
- sacrifice ,
- setting aside ,
- stifling ,
- stoppage ,
- strangulation ,
- subversion ,
- suffocation ,
- suppression ,
- suspension ,
- termination ,
- uprooting ,
- vacation ,
- voiding ,
- waiver ,
- wiping out ,
- write off .
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How to use "Abolition" in context?
1. abolition is a historical and political movement to end slavery and involuntary servitude. It began in the 17th century and ultimately culminated in the United States Civil War, which resulted in the abolition of slavery.
2. Abolitionism began as a theological movement in the Protestant Reformed Netherlands. It soon spread to the British Isles and 18th-century America.
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Equivalence
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Proper noun, singular
abolish, abolishment, deletion, elimination, Abolishing, deletions.
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Noun, singular or mass
abolishment, deletion, elimination.
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Verb, base form
abolish, abolishment.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
cancellation, eradication, removal, Heroes, cancellations, champions, removals.
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Noun, singular or mass
cancellation, cessation, closure, curtailment, deactivation, demise, denunciation, deregulation, derogation, destruction, disappearance, disqualification, eradication, exemption, extinction, extirpation, forfeiture, liquidation, omission, proscription, reduction, relaxation, removal, suspension, Disbanding, scrapping, de-listing.
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Proper noun, singular
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
abolitionist, repeal, revocation, suppression, repeals.
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Noun, singular or mass
abandonment, abolitionist, abrogation, disbandment, dismantlement, dismantling, nullification, repeal, revocation, suppression, Abolishing, phasing-out.
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Proper noun, singular
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