abolishable
- adjective
- /əˈbɑːlɪʃəbl/
:
abolible
- Many outdated laws are still abolishable through legislative action.
Examples
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The death penalty is abolishable in some countries but permanent in others.
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They argued that certain practices are not only unethical but also abolishable with will and effort.
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The outdated law is abolishable.
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Many believe that certain practices are abolishable.
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Many outdated laws are still abolishable through legislative action.
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They argued that certain practices are not only unethical but also abolishable with will and effort.
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The death penalty is abolishable in some jurisdictions if public opinion changes.
Synonyms
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3.3
Something you can take off or move to another place
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Can be wiped off a surface with a cloth
A thing people can completely remove, for example a disease or weed
Able to be completely destroyed or removed
Able to be completely removed
Can disappear completely with no trace remaining
Able to be put out, like a small fire with water
A thing that people can break or damage so it stops working and is gone
Able to be removed or erased
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
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'.