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Synonyms for demolish
dɪˈmɒl ɪʃde·mol·ish

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English Synonyms and Antonyms4.5 / 2 votes

  1. demolish

    A building, monument, or other structure is demolished when reduced to a shapeless mass; it is razed when leveled with the ground; it is destroyed when its structural unity is gone, whether or not its component parts remain. An edifice is destroyed by fire or earthquake; it is demolished by bombardment; it is ruined when, by violence or neglect, it has become unfit for human habitation. Compare ABOLISH; BREAK.

    Synonyms:
    destroy, overthrow, overturn, raze, ruin

    Antonyms:
    build, construct, create, make, repair, restore

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  1. demolish, pulverize, pulveriseverb

    destroy completely

    "the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand"

    Synonyms:
    powderize, powder, crush, powderise, pulverise, smash, destroy, pulverize

  2. crush, smash, demolishverb

    humiliate or depress completely

    "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"

    Synonyms:
    vanquish, pulverise, bang up, squelch, trounce, beat, break down, ruin, dash, oppress, suppress, break, smash up, destroy, pulverize, squeeze, nail, bankrupt, crush, mash, boom, squash, beat out, shell, jam, blast, smash

  3. demolish, destroyverb

    defeat soundly

    "The home team demolished the visitors"

    Synonyms:
    put down, destruct, crush, ruin, pulverise, smash, destroy, pulverize

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. demolishverb

    Synonyms:
    destroy, overthrow, raze, level, ruin, dash to pieces, break to pieces

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words2.0 / 1 vote

  1. demolishverb

    Synonyms:
    destroy

PPDB, the paraphrase database5.0 / 2 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "demolish":

    clobber, destroy, dismantle, demolishes

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How to use demolish in a sentence?

  1. Sarit Michaeli:

    There is undoubtedly a wave of demolitions and displacements that is severely threatening the ability of thousands of Palestinians to live in these areas, to demolish the homes of Palestinians who are protected under the Geneva Conventions and to build (Israeli) settlements is a clear violation of international humanitarian law.

  2. Mame Birane Mbengue:

    If you say the airport will be closed in six months, why demolish homes that have been there for five years? we're convinced there is another reason that people cannot say.

  3. Alfred Jarry:

    We shall not have succeeded in demolishing everything unless we demolish the ruins as well. But the only way I can see of doing that is to use them to put up a lot of fine, well-designed buildings.

  4. Chuzy:

    Demolish a skyscraper, but never destroy trust. The latter is harder to build.

  5. Superintendent Kirk Carpenter:

    To get a project like this done in a month’s time was absolutely amazing, no one's going to change what we do at that high school, and that's to make sure learning takes place. Book admits demolishing Building 12, erecting a new building and implementing a memorial park on campus is a daunting task, especially with Florida’s legislative session nearing its end. Estimates for the proposal come in around $ 25 to 30 million, which would come from state appropriations. Not to mention the freshman building on Marjory Stoneman Douglas ’ campus holds about 900 students, a quarter of the school’s population. Lawmakers are pushing to demolish Building 12 and implement a memorial park in its place. ( Fox News) The school, named after a women’s suffrage advocate, opened in 1990. It’s about two hours north of Miami. Charo acknowledges it will be hard for the school to adjust without the building, saying it.


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