Synonyms for take apart

Most common

break apart · dismantle · disassemble · dissect · atomize · dismember · tear apart · disjoint

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Antonyms

build, construct

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, apart. To dismantle something into its component pieces.

   I carefully took the clock mechanism apart to clean it.

2. v. 2

   To soundly defeat someone, or a (sport) team.

3. v. 3

   to criticise someone

Example sentences

• dismantle Algeria needs to dismantle political censorship.
• disassemble The boy knows how to disassemble the toy.
• dissect Mrs. Jackson, can we not dissect rabbits this year?
• dismember It's very unusual for a killer to dismember a body.

By length

7 letters

analyze³, analyse, dissect², atomize, atomise, discerp

8 letters

disjoint²

9 letters

dismantle³, dismember³

11 letters

disassemble⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (analyze³ = 3 syllables).