Definitions

take apart

VERB

break off

Synonyms

STRONGEST

sever

WEAK

detach disassemble divide part pull off separate splinter

Antonyms

WEAK

combine join mend

VERB

break up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjourn disband dismantle disperse disrupt dissolve divide halt put an end to separate split stop suspend terminate

WEAK

disassemble divorce end part scatter sever sunder

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arrange assemble begin collect combine continue encourage gather go join marry open put together start unite

WEAK

reconcile

VERB

demolish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annihilate bulldoze crush decimate devastate dilapidate dismantle flatten obliterate overturn pulverize raze ruin smash smash up trash wreck

STRONG

break burst crack defeat devour eat level overthrow sink torpedo total undo wax wrack

WEAK

gobble up knock down put away put in toilet take out tear down wipe off map

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build construct create help lose raise

STRONG

fasten fix mend strengthen surrender

WEAK

produce rebuild repair restore

VERB

demoralize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dampen daunt debilitate deject disconcert discourage dishearten disorganize dispirit disturb embarrass sap undermine unsettle upset weaken

STRONG

abash chill damp disarrange discountenance disorder disparage enfeeble jumble muddle nonplus rattle shake snarl unman unzip

WEAK

blow out blow up get to psych out send up take steam out unglue

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist calm comfort compose encourage hearten help inspirit order organize please soothe strengthen

STRONG

approve arrange clear up educate enlighten explain placate sanction

WEAK

boost make good moralize purify uplift

VERB

detach

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disassemble disengage disentangle dissociate isolate segregate separate sever

STRONG

abstract disassociate disjoin dismount disunite divide divorce free loose loosen part remove sunder uncouple unfasten unhitch withdraw

WEAK

disaffiliate tear off unfix

Antonyms

STRONGEST

associate attach combine desegregate join unite

STRONG

connect couple fasten fix hold remain stay

WEAK

link merge

VERB

devastate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ravage raze ruin wreck

STRONG

desecrate desolate despoil devour level pillage plunder raid sack smash spoil total trash waste

WEAK

depredate do one in lay waste spoliate stamp out wipe off map

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build construct

STRONG

guard help improve protect save

WEAK

enrich

VERB

disintegrate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break down break up come apart crumble decay decompose degenerate descend disband dismantle rot sever shatter sink splinter wash out wither

STRONG

atomize decline deliquesce detach dilapidate disconnect disorganize disperse disunite divide molder pulverize putrefy separate spoil taint turn worsen

WEAK

break apart disimprove fade away fall to pieces turn to dust wash away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build combine develop fix flourish grow improve increase join mend put together rise strengthen unite

STRONG

attach collect connect couple gather link

WEAK

meld

VERB

obliterate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annihilate black out eliminate eradicate erase expunge exterminate knock out obscure ravage smash wash out wipe out

STRONG

ax bog cancel cover cut defeat delete efface extirpate finish kill level liquidate nix off scratch scrub sink squash torpedo total trash waste zap

WEAK

KO X out blot out blue pencil do in finish off knock off mark out root out rub off rub out shoot down take out wipe off face of earth

Antonyms

STRONGEST

add aid assist bear build create fix help revive

STRONG

begin construct initiate keep leave alone save schedule set up start

VERB

spoil

Synonyms

STRONGEST

destroy devastate harm impair mar tarnish undo upset wreck

STRONG

blemish damage debase deface defile demolish desecrate desolate despoil disfigure disgrace injure pillage plunder prejudice ravage sack smash squash trash vitiate waste

WEAK

depredate make useless mess up muck up spoliate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist build construct fix help improve repair

STRONG

adorn beautify clean decorate embellish enhance honor mend ornament protect purify respect sanctify save

WEAK

be indifferent ignore neglect

VERB

take down

Synonyms

WEAK

deflate humiliate let down lower mortify pull down put down

Antonyms

WEAK

build up

VERB

tear down

Synonyms

WEAK

annihilate bulldoze crush decimate devastate devour dilapidate disassemble dismantle flatten knock down level obliterate pulverize ruin smash total trash wipe off the map wreck

VERB

tinker

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dabble mess

STRONG

doodle fix monkey niggle play puddle putter repair toy

WEAK

mess with muck about play with trifle with

Antonyms

STRONG

break destroy work

WEAK

leave alone

VERB

uncouple

Synonyms

STRONG

abstract disassemble disassociate disconnect disengage disentangle disjoin dismount dissociate disunite divide divorce free isolate loose loosen part remove segregate separate sever sunder unfasten unhitch withdraw

WEAK

disaffiliate tear off unfix

Antonyms

STRONG

associate attach combine connect couple desegregate fasten fix gather hitch hold hook join link marry remain stay unite

VERB

whip

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beat blast overpower rout thrash trounce

STRONG

best clobber conquer drub hammer kill lambaste lick outdo overcome overrun overwhelm steamroller subdue trim vanquish wallop wax whomp worst

WEAK

mop up put away run circles around top

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lose surrender

STRONG

fail give up retreat yield

VERB

wreck

Synonyms

STRONGEST

batter decimate demolish destroy devastate impair injure mangle mar ravage raze ruin sabotage shatter sink smash spoil torpedo trash undermine vandalize wrack

STRONG

bash break capsize crash dash dilapidate efface founder scuttle shipwreck strand subvert total

WEAK

crack up do in mess up pile up put out of commission run aground smash up take out tear up wrack up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist build construct cure enable fix grow heal help improve mend strengthen

STRONG

obey

WEAK

create repair

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take apart

"You have to make things easy to take apart, so that people clean them. The bottom line is, if it's not easy to take apart, you don't clean it."

From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025

Matthias is a 330-pound tackle committed to USC who knows how to take apart double teams.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2025

If "Game of Thrones" fell into the same Madonna-Whore trap that Martin laid to take apart, "House of the Dragon" is much more careful in its depiction of Alys, who stays comfortably in her clothes.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2024

"With this new scanner, we think we're going to be able to take apart a lot more carefully exactly where things have gone wrong. This could help with diagnosis or predicting outcomes in normal people."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2023

Max and I take apart the sofa, stripping off its upholstery, washing the dark green cloth in three soapings of hot water.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

take apart

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