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/ˌæ.bəˈlɪʃ.n̩.ɪst/ · adjective
In favor of the abolition of any particular institution or practice..
Both feminist and religiously inspired abolitionists have long viewed, and continue to view, male demand for commercial sex as a root cause of prostitution.
Furthermore, abolitionists argue that prisons are a form of violence and should be destroyed because they reflect “a social ethos of violence and degradation" [...] Abolitionists argue that prisons should be replaced, or at least decentralized, by democratic community control and community-based treatment that would emphasize "redress" or "restorative justice."
Use abolitionist when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Abolitionist means In favor of the abolition of any particular institution or practice..
Common synonyms include woolly-head, nigger lover, emancipationist.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Both feminist and religiously inspired abolitionists have long viewed, and continue to view, male demand for commercial sex as a root cause of prostitution.
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