DID AWAY WITH Synonyms: 124 Similar and Opposite Words

did away with

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past tense of do away with

as in abolished

to put an end to by formal action They decided to do away with the old dress code.

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as in assassinated

to put to death deliberately He resolved to do away with the man who killed his parents.

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Recent Examples of did away with The Selma-to-Montgomery marches galvanized passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which did away with most barriers such as poll taxes and other forms of voter discrimination targeting Black Americans in the Deep South. —

ABC News, 30 June 2026

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set aside

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Poor families that can’t afford to set aside money for the accounts will benefit the least.

— Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
The funding gap isn’t a matter of the money not existing, the money has already been set aside but is being withheld.

— Kelly Fleming, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026