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

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Demolish as a Verb
Definitions of "Demolish" as a verb
Synonyms of "Demolish" as a verb (42 Words)
Usage Examples of "Demolish" as a verb
Associations of "Demolish" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Demolish” are: pulverise, pulverize, destroy, consume, devour, down, go through, knock down, pull down, tear down, bring down, flatten, raze, raze to the ground, level, reduce to ruins, bulldoze, break up, topple, ruin, wreck, put an end to, smash, crush, squelch, squash, defeat utterly, beat hollow, win a resounding victory over, drub, rout, give someone a drubbing, overwhelm, eat, eat up, guzzle, gobble, wolf down, polish off, finish off, gulp down, bolt

Demolish as a Verb

Definitions of "Demolish" as a verb

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

Overwhelmingly defeat (a player or team.
Eat up (food) quickly.
Defeat soundly and humiliatingly.
Humiliate or depress completely.
Destroy completely.
Ruin or destroy.
Pull or knock down (a building.
Defeat soundly.
Eat up completely, as with great appetite.
Comprehensively refute (an argument or its proponent.

Synonyms of "Demolish" as a verb (42 Words)

beat hollow	Hit repeatedly.
bolt	Secure or lock with a bolt. The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas.
break up	Break down, literally or metaphorically.
bring down	Be accompanied by.
bulldoze	Flatten with or as if with a bulldozer. She believes that to build status you need to bulldoze* everyone else.*
consume	Serve oneself to or consume regularly. The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy.
crush	Crush or bruise. The front of his car was crushed in the collision.
defeat utterly	Thwart the passage of.
destroy	Destroy completely damage irreparably. He has been determined to destroy* her.*
devour	Enjoy avidly. He devoured three sandwiches.
down	Drink down entirely. 175 enemy aircraft had been downed.
drub	Hit or beat (someone) repeatedly. The Cleveland Indians drubbed Baltimore 9 0.
eat	Eat a meal take a meal. If we had to we could probably eat* the cost.*
eat up	Eat a meal; take a meal.
finish off	Come or bring to a finish or an end.
flatten	Raze (a building or settlement) to the ground. Her hair had been flattened by the storm.
give someone a drubbing	Inflict as a punishment.
go through	Go through in search of something search through someone s belongings in an unauthorized way.
gobble	(of a large organization) incorporate or take over (a smaller one. This small department was gobbled up by the Ministry of Transport.
gulp down	Utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly.
guzzle	Eat or drink (something) greedily. He would guzzle* his ale.*
knock down	Sound like a car engine that is firing too early.
level	Become level or even. The ground levelled off.
overwhelm	Cover completely or make imperceptible. They were overwhelmed by farewell messages.
polish off	Bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state.
pull down	Rein in to keep from winning a race.
pulverise	Make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust.
pulverize	Become powder or dust. Pulverize the grains.
put an end to	Cause (someone) to undergo something.
raze	Completely destroy (a building, town, or other settlement. Villages were razed to the ground.
raze to the ground	Tear down so as to make flat with the ground.
reduce to ruins	Be the essential element.
rout	Defeat and cause to retreat in disorder. In a matter of minutes the attackers were routed.
ruin	Fall into ruin. The castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers.
smash	Hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke. The thief smashed a window to get into the car.
squash	Make one’s way into a small or restricted space. Wash and squash* the cans before depositing them.*
squelch	Make a soft sucking sound such as that made by treading heavily through mud. Bedraggled guests squelched across the lawn to seek shelter.
tear down	Separate or cause to separate abruptly.
topple	Cause to topple or tumble by pushing. The push almost toppled him to the ground.
win a resounding victory over	Attain success or reach a desired goal.
wolf down	Eat hastily.
wreck	Involve someone in a shipwreck. My letters were in one of the vessels that wreck* d.*

Usage Examples of "Demolish" as a verb

I looked forward keenly to demolishing my opponent.
His book demolishes an old myth.
Arsenal demolished City 3–0.
The professor demolished the student's argument.
The home team demolished the visitors.
Brown was busy demolishing a sausage roll.
The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them.
The house was demolished to make way for the shopping centre.
The wrecking ball demolished the building.
Demolished my reputation.

Associations of "Demolish" (30 Words)

annihilate	Destroy utterly; obliterate. Mesons are unstable because the quark and antiquark can annihilate* each other.*
blighted	Affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity. Blighted urban districts.
break	The occurrence of breaking. The company has attempted to break* the strike using non union labour.*
breakage	The act of breaking something. The breakage* was unavoidable.*
breaker	A device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded. A rule breaker.
bust	A sculpture of a person’s head, shoulders, and chest. A woman with big hips and a big bust.
damage	Suffer or be susceptible to damage. The car was badly damaged in the accident.
demolition	The action or process of demolishing or being demolished. The demolition* of the huge tower was quite a spectacle.*
destroy	Destroy completely damage irreparably. Northants have the batting to destroy* anyone.*
destruction	The termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists. The avalanche left a trail of destruction.
devastate	Destroy or ruin. He was devastated by his grief when his son died.
devastation	Great destruction or damage. The floods caused widespread devastation.
dilapidated	(of a building or object) in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect. Old dilapidated* buildings.*
dilapidation	A cause of action to force a tenant to pay for dilapidations. The mill was in a state of dilapidation.
dismantle	Take (a machine or structure) to pieces. The engines were dismantled and the bits piled into a heap.
dispatch	An official report (usually sent in haste. In his battle dispatch* he described the gunner s bravery.*
eliminate	Eliminate from the body. The acid portion of one molecule reacts with the basic portion of the other and water is eliminated.
iconoclasm	The action of attacking or assertively rejecting cherished beliefs and institutions or established values and practices.
kaput	Destroyed or killed. The water pump s broken kaput.
moribund	(of a thing) in terminal decline; lacking vitality or vigour. The moribund* commercial property market.*
obviate	Avoid or prevent (something undesirable. A parachute can be used to obviate* disaster.*
raze	Tear down so as to make flat with the ground. Villages were razed to the ground.
removal	The transfer of furniture and other contents when moving house. Removal men.
ruin	Fall into ruin. The country lay ruined after the war.
shatter	Damage or destroy. Everyone was shattered by the news.
shipwreck	Cause to experience shipwreck. The angry waves whose fury heralds shipwreck.
smash	An act or sound of something smashing. Gone are the days when he smashed up hotels.
spoil	The act of spoiling something by causing damage to it. I ve got some ham that ll spoil* if we don t eat it tonight.*
subversion	The act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government. The ruthless subversion* of democracy.*
wreck	Goods brought ashore by the sea from a wreck. The wreck* of their marriage.*