Synonyms for atomize
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Destroy — to bomb with nuclear weapons
destroy, ruin, disperse, pulverize, pulverise UK, annihilate, demolish
2. Take apart — to fragment; to break into small pieces or concepts
take apart, analyze US, analyse UK, scrutinize, scrutinise UK, anatomize dated UK US, anatomise UK
3. Vaporize — to make into a fine spray
vaporize US, vaporise UK, vapourize UK, nebulize, nebulise UK, aerosolise, aerosolize US
4. Disenfranchise — to deprive of community and political capital
Definitions
- v. 1
To make into a fine spray.
Near-synonyms: aerosolize, vaporize, nebulize
- v. 2
To fragment; to break into small pieces or concepts.
Near-synonyms: anatomize, analyze, scrutinize
- v. 3
To deprive of community and political capital.
- v. 4
To bomb with nuclear weapons.
Near-synonyms: pulverize, annihilate
Related words
- Word family
- atomization atomizer
- Other spellings
- atomise UK
Forms
- Past participle
- atomized
e.g. atomized → destroyed, ruined, dispersed, pulverized…
Example sentences
- destroy Do you really think it will destroy my reputation?
- disperse The police hurried to disperse the riots with force.
- annihilate We shall annihilate anyone who stands in our way!
- scrutinize We're going to scrutinize everything.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| atomize | falling | |
| destroy | steady | |
| disperse | steady | |
| annihilate | rising | |
| pulverize | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- zap1
- 4 letters
- ruin2, nuke1
- 7 letters
- destroy2, analyze3, analyse
- 8 letters
- disperse2, demolish3, vaporize3, vaporise, disunite, nebulize, nebulise
- 9 letters
- pulverize3, pulverise, anatomize, anatomise, vapourize
- 10 letters
- annihilate4, scrutinize3, scrutinise, aerosolise, aerosolize
- 14 letters
- disenfranchise4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ruin2 = 2 syllables).