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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

Example Sentences

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The episode culminated in staged chaos as guests participated in dismantling and destroying the set, a symbolic gesture that echoed Colbert’s CBS farewell but in a stripped-down, community-access aesthetic rather than a network production environment.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

Videos circulating online in recent days have shown rows of women in black chadors assembling and dismantling rifles during similar training sessions.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

“The volume Lyons is citing is a direct consequence of his own department dismantling all the alternatives,” Levin said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The regime’s counteroffer rejected any dismantling of nuclear facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Rose, her massive curls tangled on her head in a sloppy bun, shot me a look from the tent she was dismantling, having been stuck with Homesteaders.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline