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