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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

Example Sentences

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"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

"We wanted to take apart these coded messages and figure out which molecules were, themselves, therapeutic."

From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 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

I can’t unpack or take apart the tapestry and pick a thread.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2023

“Matthew,” Dr. Chase called, “don’t take apart your brother's robots!”

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.