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abolished

ADJECTIVE

destroyed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broken demolished devastated lost ravaged ruined shattered smashed wrecked

STRONG

annihilated blasted blighted consumed devoured disintegrated eradicated felled incinerated killed obliterated overwhelmed razed sacked totaled wasted

WEAK

gutted torn down wiped-out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fixed repaired sober successful

WEAK

intact protected restored saved

ADJECTIVE

extinct

Synonyms

WEAK

archaic asleep bygone cold dead and gone deceased defunct departed disappeared done for doused ended exanimate exterminated extinguished fallen gone inactive late lifeless lost no longer known outmoded passed on passé snuffed out superseded terminated unknown vanished vanquished void wiped-out

Antonyms

WEAK

alive existing extant living

ADJECTIVE

lost

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dead obsolete wasted

STRONG

annihilated bygone consumed demolished devastated dissipated eradicated exterminated forgotten frittered gone lapsed misspent misused obliterated past perished ruined squandered wrecked

WEAK

out-of-date unremembered wiped-out

Antonyms

STRONG

current present repaired saved

WEAK

accomplishing alive attentive aware cognizant existent existing found living successful winning

ADJECTIVE

ruined

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collapsed demolished ravaged smashed wrecked

STRONG

annihilated crashed crushed decayed desolated exterminated extinguished extirpated subverted totaled

WEAK

extinct torn down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

sober

WEAK

flourishing intact mended preserved prosperous protected repaired restored rich saved solvent successful wealthy

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On Feb. 4, 1794, while the country was convulsed in the violent political struggle known as the Terror, the National Convention abolished slavery in all French colonies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The sentence was commuted to life in prison last June, after Vietnam abolished the death penalty for a range of crimes.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The Ryanair aircraft will be moved to other European Union countries "that have abolished aviation taxes like Sweden, Slovakia, Albania and Italy", the company said.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

The 13th Amendment abolished involuntary servitude except as punishment for a crime.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Tempier abolished many Aristotelian doctrines that contradicted God’s omnipotence, such as, “God can not move the heavens in a straight line, because that would leave behind a vacuum.”

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

abolished

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