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

Zhu became known for his ardent anti-corruption drive, controversial dismantling of inefficient state-owned firms and integration of China with the global economy.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Polizzi estimated that he’d spend more than $50,000 trying to get proper city approvals before dismantling the treehouse in 2025.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

“So while AI is shifting the labor market, it is not dismantling it.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

For 58 seasons, through wars, impeachments and the corporate dismantling of the network news business around it, “60 Minutes” remained America’s highest-rated newsmagazine.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

Only in the second half of the twentieth century, with the dismantling of legal barriers to opportunity, did the lines begin to blur.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times