DECONSTRUCT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DECONSTRUCT?

Need another word that means the same as “deconstruct”? Find 21 synonyms and 30 related words for “deconstruct” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Deconstruct” are: analyse, examine, study, inspect, scrutinize, probe, explore, pore over, investigate, sift, delve into, go over with a fine-tooth comb, take apart, take to pieces, take to bits, pull apart, pull to pieces, disassemble, break up, strip, strip down

Deconstruct as a Verb

Definitions of "Deconstruct" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “deconstruct” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Analyse (a text or linguistic or conceptual system) by deconstruction.
• Interpret (a text or an artwork) by the method of deconstructing.
• Reduce (something) to its constituent parts in order to reinterpret it.

Synonyms of "Deconstruct" as a verb (21 Words)

analyse	Psychoanalyse someone. He tried to analyse exactly what was going on.
break up	Come forth or begin from a state of latency.
delve into	Turn up, loosen, or remove earth.
disassemble	Take (something) to pieces. The piston can be disassembled for transport.
examine	Question or examine thoroughly and closely. A doctor examined me and said I might need a caesarean.
explore	Inquire into. He decided to explore the lesion to establish the diagnosis.
go over with a fine-tooth comb	Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life.
inspect	Examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification. They inspected the paintwork for cracks and flaws.
investigate	Investigate scientifically. When you didn t turn up I thought I d better come back to investigate.
pore over	Direct one’s attention on something.
probe	Examine physically with or as if with a probe. Probe an anthill.
pull apart	Cause to move by pulling.
pull to pieces	Strain abnormally.
scrutinize	To look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail. Customers were warned to scrutinize the small print.
sift	Put (a fine or loose substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles. Until we sift the evidence ourselves we can t comment objectively.
strip down	Remove the surface from.
study	Apply oneself to study. She bent her head to study the plans.
take apart	Lay claim to; as of an idea.
take to bits	Take into one’s possession.
take to pieces	Experience or feel or submit to.

Usage Examples of "Deconstruct" as a verb

• She likes to deconstruct the texts, to uncover what they are not saying.
• I want to deconstruct this myth that poverty breeds crime.

Associations of "Deconstruct" (30 Words)

abolish	Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution. The tax was abolished in 1977.
analyze	Subject to psychoanalytic treatment. Analyze a sentence.
annihilate	Defeat utterly. Mesons are unstable because the quark and antiquark can annihilate each other.
annihilation	Total destruction. The threat of global annihilation.
blighted	Affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity. Blighted urban districts.
break	An instance of breaking something or the point where something is broken. I had to break a 100 bill just to buy the candy.
breaker	A person who breaks up disused machinery. A rule breaker.
calamitous	Involving calamity; catastrophic or disastrous. Such calamitous events as fires hurricanes and floods.
cancel	A notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat. Cancel cheques or tickets.
catastrophic	Extremely unfortunate or unsuccessful. A catastrophic depression.
decompose	Express (a number or function) as a combination of simpler components. Living organisms are used to decompose water into hydrogen and oxygen.
decomposition	The analysis of a vector field. The decomposition of organic waste.
demolition	An overwhelming defeat. The monument was saved from demolition.
destroy	Destroy completely damage irreparably. The room had been destroyed by fire.
destruction	A final state. The avalanche left a trail of destruction.
destructive	Causing destruction or much damage. The destructive power of weapons.
devastate	Destroy or ruin. She was devastated by the loss of Damian.
disassemble	Take apart into its constituent pieces. It is permissible for a lawful user to disassemble a computer program to determine its interfaces.
dismantle	Take (a machine or structure) to pieces. The old regime was dismantled.
exterminate	Kill (a pest. They use poison to exterminate moles.
iconoclasm	The action of attacking or assertively rejecting cherished beliefs and institutions or established values and practices.
iconoclast	A supporter of the 8th- and 9th-century movement in the Byzantine Church which sought to abolish the veneration of icons and other religious images.
iconoclastic	Criticizing or attacking cherished beliefs or institutions. An iconoclastic filmmaker who has pushed the boundaries with every film he s made.
idol	A person or thing that is greatly admired, loved, or revered. A soccer idol.
ravage	Acts of destruction. The ravages committed by man.
raze	Completely destroy (a building, town, or other settlement. Villages were razed to the ground.
rot	Liver rot in sheep. The leaves were turning black with rot.
scourge	Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly. The scourge of mass unemployment.
systematically	In a systematic or consistent manner. We searched systematically for evidence.
wreck	Suffer or undergo shipwreck. The survivors of the wreck.