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dismantling

VERB

take apart

Synonyms

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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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Progressive critique has long demanded that students learn the truth: that dismantling Jim Crow required sophisticated, institutional organizing at the grassroots level.

From Salon • May 20, 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

"There are no surprises. We share common goals, and the most important objective is the removal of all enriched material from Iran and the dismantling of Iran's enrichment capabilities," he said.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

But the most incredible weapon in the San Antonio Spurs’ 7-foot-4 center’s arsenal for dismantling NBA offenses curiously leaves no statistical trace at all, writes Robert O’Connell.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

With the benefit of hindsight, surely we can see that piecemeal policy reform or litigation alone would have been a futile approach to dismantling Jim Crow segregation.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander