Synonyms for dismantle
Most common
demolish destroy raze take down take apart disassemble strip
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
2. Take apart
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To take apart; to disassemble; to take to pieces.
- v. 2
To disprove a discourse, claim or argument.
- v. 3
To divest, strip of dress or covering.
Related words
- Word family
- dismantlable dismantleable dismantlement
Forms
- Past participle
- dismantled
e.g. dismantled → demolished, destroyed, razed, leveled…
Example sentences
- destroy Do you really think it will destroy my reputation?
- demolish The decision was made to demolish the old building.
- raze He told his men not to raze the city.
- disassemble The boy knows how to disassemble the toy.
- divest The company plans to divest its non-core assets.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dismantle | rising | |
| destroy | steady | |
| demolish | steady | |
| raze | rising | |
| disassemble | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- raze1
- 5 letters
- level2, strip1
- 6 letters
- divest2, denude2, unrobe
- 7 letters
- destroy2, undress2, disrobe
- 8 letters
- demolish3
- 11 letters
- disassemble4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (level2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- démanteler
- Italiano
- smantellare
- Español
- desmantelar