did away with
phrase
1
as in abolished
to put an end to by formal action They decided to do away with the old dress code. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- abolished
- repealed
- canceled
- set aside
- struck down
- cancelled
- rolled back
- avoided
- overturned
- vacated
- voided
- invalidated
- abrogated
- quashed
- dismissed
- called off
- dissolved
- rescinded
- suspended
- withdrew
- nullified
- annulled
- revoked
- negated
- abated
- rejected
- vetoed
- nulled
- retracted
- disannulled
- reversed
- forbade
- eliminated
- overruled
- removed
- recalled
- prohibited
- countermanded
- threw out
- banned
- aborted
- overrode
- erased
- outlawed
- broke down
- enjoined
- wrote off
- called
- disallowed
- dropped
- forbad
- eradicated
- liquidated
- annihilated
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- laid down
- enacted
- established
- founded
- instituted
- passed
- approved
- permitted
- authorized
- allowed
- legislated
- ratified
- ordered
- endorsed
- prescribed
- validated
- cleared
- warranted
- mandated
- formalized
- sanctioned
- legitimized
- commanded
- legalized
- legitimated
- decreed
- indorsed
2
as in assassinated
to put to death deliberately He resolved to do away with the man who killed his parents. Synonyms & Similar Words
- assassinated
- murdered
- did in
- put away
- executed
- bumped off
- took out
- rubbed out
- got
- killed
- slew
- dispatched
- knocked off
- terminated
- carried off
- neutralized
- liquidated
- shot down
- blew away
- whacked
- destroyed
- cut down
- snuffed
- slaughtered
- offed
- iced
- croaked
- blotted out
- claimed
- wiped out
- shot
- smote
- eliminated
- zapped
- felled
- massacred
- butchered
- eradicated
- mowed (down)
- exterminated
- annihilated
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- restored
- raised
- animated
- revived
- resurrected
- resuscitated