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strike down

VERB
fell
Synonyms
STRONGEST
drop flatten raze shoot shoot down slash tumble
STRONG
cleave cut dash demolish down floor gash ground hack hew level mangle prostrate rive sever split sunder
WEAK
blow down bowl over bring down cause to fall cut down knock down knock over lay low mow down pull down throw down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
raise
STRONG
aid assist build combine construct help join unite
WEAK
erect
VERB
overrule
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annul disallow invalidate nullify override overturn quash rescind reverse revoke veto void
STRONG
abrogate cancel negate
Antonyms
STRONGEST
allow approve enforce keep permit sanction validate
STRONG
establish

Example Sentences

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Michael Burns made a bet that the Supreme Court would strike down some of the Trump administration’s tariffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The court has applied this legal principle for decades, including in 2000 to strike down the Food and Drug Administration’s move to regulate nicotine as a “drug.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

North Dakota and Nebraska actually have a version of this in their constitutions: Their state Supreme Courts can only strike down laws when a supermajority of justices finds them unconstitutional.

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2025

While odds on betting markets have increased that the Court will strike down the tariffs, automatic refunds are far from assured.

From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025

Some would not have hesitated to strike down the Shavepate as a traitor.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.