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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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Experts have been warning that dismantling global public health initiatives will end up hurting Americans, too, in the end.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

But many critics — including transit, affordable housing, environmental justice and clean water groups — said this amounts to a dismantling of the program.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Downing Street said the treaty's aims include supporting defence jobs, helping respond to cyber attacks, improving border security and dismantling organised crime groups.

From BBC • May 27, 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

De Klerk began a systematic dismantling of many of the building blocks of apartheid.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela