dismantling

VERB

take apart

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break up demolish destroy disassemble raze undo wreck

STRONG

annihilate bankrupt bare decimate denudate denude deprive dismember dismount disrobe divest fell level ruin strike strip subvert wrack

WEAK

break down knock down part out pull down take down take to pieces tear down unrig

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build construct create repair restore

STRONG

clothe cover

WEAK

assemble combine put together raise

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dismantling

Dom Hallas, head of tech trade body, the Startup Coalition, said it was key that, with the dismantling of DSIT, the government did "not take the foot off the pedal" with tech.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

The spirit and unity of this exceptionally talented Les Bleus team should also worry the remaining sides left in the tournament - and it was on full display during Tuesday's 3-0 dismantling of Sweden.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Both sides left the tougher negotiation on dismantling Iran’s nuclear work for the next 60 days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

The one great exception to that rule—the abolition of racial discrimination in 1964-65—involved the dismantling of state power more than its imposition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

But one of the many people who regularly brought unpleasant news of the deluge had told her that the company was dismantling its dispensaries to move them to where it was not raining.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez