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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dismantling

Bradley said dismantling the vessel was the best way of clearing the stranded ship which had "some quite big holes" in the hull.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 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

This begins with two small “pilot zones” the IDF will hand to the Lebanese Armed Forces, which are charged with disarming “non-state armed groups”—the preferred Lebanese euphemism for Hezbollah—and dismantling terror infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

Without money to maintain it, a haphazard dismantling of the station began in 1963.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

Were they all so busy dismantling operations that they didn’t have time to get in touch, or were they all mad at me and did they never want to talk to me again?

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen