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abolishable

abolishable

6.7
Able to be removed or ended
  • adjective
  • /əˈbɑːlɪʃəbl/
translation icon : abolible
  • Many outdated laws are still abolishable through legislative action.

Examples

  • The death penalty is abolishable in some countries but permanent in others.

  • They argued that certain practices are not only unethical but also abolishable with will and effort.

  • The outdated law is abolishable.

  • Many believe that certain practices are abolishable.

  • Many outdated laws are still abolishable through legislative action.

  • They argued that certain practices are not only unethical but also abolishable with will and effort.

  • The death penalty is abolishable in some jurisdictions if public opinion changes.

Synonyms

removable
vsabolishable
20 3.3

Something you can take off or move to another place

is about ending or doing away with in general terms
erasable
vsabolishable
1 2.8

Can be wiped off a surface with a cloth

is about abolishing or eliminating in general, not just surface removal
eradicable
vsabolishable
7.1

A thing people can completely remove, for example a disease or weed

is about being ended or done away with without total destruction
exterminable
vsabolishable
  • NSFW
8.9

Able to be completely destroyed or removed

is used for ending or abolishing rather than violent eradication
extirpable
vsabolishable
  • Formal
9.9

Able to be completely removed

covers general elimination rather than insisting on total eradication
obliterable
vsabolishable
9.9

Can disappear completely with no trace remaining

means able to be ended but not necessarily erased completely
extinguishable
vsabolishable
6.7

Able to be put out, like a small fire with water

refers to removal or ending more broadly than stopping an action
destroyable
vsabolishable
5.1

A thing that people can break or damage so it stops working and is gone

is about being done away with or eliminated rather than merely damaged
effaceable
vsabolishable
9.3

Able to be removed or erased

is about ending or abolishing more generally than surface erasure

Antonyms

inalienable
  • Formal
18 8.0

A right that nobody can take away or give to someone else

Surface Forms

abolishable positive

Morphology

abolishable = abolish (transparent) = abolish + able

Standard adjective formation from the verb 'abolish' with the productive suffix '-able', meaning 'capable of being abolished'.

Etymology

The word abolishable comes from abolish ('to do away with') plus the ending -able ('can be'). Abolish comes from Latin parts like ab- ('away') and a word for 'destroy', so something abolishable is something you 'can do away with'.