Synonyms for demolish
Definitions
- v. 1
To destroy (buildings, etc.), especially in a planned or intentional fashion.
They demolished the old mill and put up four townhouses.
- v. 2
To defeat, refute, discredit, or consume utterly (as a theory, belief or opponent).
Related words
- Word family
- demo demolisher demolition
Forms
- Past participle
- demolished
e.g. demolished → destroyed, razed, dismantled, ruined…
Example sentences
- destroy Do you really think it will destroy my reputation?
- dismantle Algeria needs to dismantle political censorship.
- subvert Alana, stop trying to subvert the company goals.
- raze He told his men not to raze the city.
- shatter Rodrigo heard glass shatter at the front entrance.
By length
- 4 letters
- down1, fell1, ruin2, raze1
- 5 letters
- break1, total2, crush1, wreck1
- 6 letters
- damage2, devour3, uproot2, ravage2, deface2
- 7 letters
- destroy2, consume2, shatter2, subvert2
- 8 letters
- disperse2, overturn3
- 9 letters
- overthrow3, dismantle3, devastate3, pulverize3, pulverise
- 10 letters
- annihilate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ruin2 = 2 syllables).