Synonyms for tear-down
- verb
- noun
Definitions
- v. 1
To demolish.
They're going to tear down the old shack when they redevelop the land.
- n. 1
A well-maintained structure purchased and torn down to make way for a new structure.
The downtown redevelopment involved numerous teardowns.
Related words
- Word family
- tearout
- Other spellings
- tear down teardown
Forms
- Plural
- tear-downs → break-downs, pull-downs, stripdowns…
Example sentences
- dismantle Algeria needs to dismantle political censorship.
- demolish The decision was made to demolish the old building.
- raze He told his men not to raze the city.
By length
- 4 letters
- raze1
- 5 letters
- level2
- 8 letters
- demolish3
- 9 letters
- dismantle3, stripdown
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (level2 = 2 syllables).