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

Need another word that means the same as “dismantle”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “dismantle” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Dismantle” are: strip, level, pull down, rase, raze, take down, tear down, break apart, break up, disassemble, take apart, take to pieces, take to bits, pull apart, pull to pieces, deconstruct, strip down

Dismantle as a Verb

Definitions of "Dismantle" as a verb

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

• Take (a machine or structure) to pieces.
• Tear down so as to make flat with the ground.
• Take apart into its constituent pieces.
• Take off or remove.

Synonyms of "Dismantle" as a verb (17 Words)

break apart	Destroy the completeness of a set of related items.
break up	Make submissive, obedient, or useful.
deconstruct	Analyse a text or linguistic or conceptual system by deconstruction. I want to deconstruct this myth that poverty breeds crime.
disassemble	Translate (a program) from machine code into a higher-level programming language. It is permissible for a lawful user to disassemble a computer program to determine its interfaces.
level	Become level or even. The building was levelled.
pull apart	Cause to move by pulling.
pull down	Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes.
pull to pieces	Apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion.
rase	Tear down so as to make flat with the ground.
raze	Completely destroy (a building, town, or other settlement. Villages were razed to the ground.
strip down	Remove the surface from.
take apart	Have sex with; archaic use.
take down	Occupy or take on.
take to bits	Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes.
take to pieces	Require (time or space.
tear down	Fill with tears or shed tears.

Usage Examples of "Dismantle" as a verb

• The old regime was dismantled.
• The engines were dismantled and the bits piled into a heap.

Associations of "Dismantle" (30 Words)

analyze	Break down into components or essential features. Analyze a specimen.
blighted	Affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity. Blighted urban districts.
break	Undergo breaking. He got his break as an entertainer on a TV music hall show.
bust	A sculpture of a person’s head, shoulders, and chest. A woman with big hips and a big bust.
compactly	Taking up no more space than necessary. He wrote compactly but clearly.
decay	Fall into decay or ruin. The gas radon is produced by the decay of uranium in rocks and soil.
decompose	(with reference to a dead body or other organic matter) make or become rotten; decay or cause to decay. In how many ways can one decompose a number as a sum of squares.
decomposition	(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance. The decomposition of organic waste.
deconstruct	Analyse a text or linguistic or conceptual system by deconstruction. She likes to deconstruct the texts to uncover what they are not saying.
demolish	Overwhelmingly defeat (a player or team. I looked forward keenly to demolishing my opponent.
demolition	The action or process of demolishing or being demolished. The monument was saved from demolition.
devastate	Overwhelm or overpower. He was devastated by his grief when his son died.
disassemble	Take apart into its constituent pieces. The piston can be disassembled for transport.
disintegrate	Lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current. The group disintegrated after the leader died.
disintegration	The spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation. The disintegration of infected cells.
dissolution	Debauched living; dissipation. The dissolution of their marriage.
iconoclasm	The orientation of an iconoclast.
iconoclast	A Puritan of the 16th or 17th century.
molder	Break down.
perishable	Food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated. Ballet is the most perishable of arts.
putrefaction	The process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action. The breeze shifted and we caught the stench of putrefaction.
raze	Tear down so as to make flat with the ground. Villages were razed to the ground.
rearrange	Put into a new order or arrangement. She rearranged her skirt as she sat back in her chair.
removal	The dismissal of someone from a job. The removal of the brain tumour.
rot	Liver rot in sheep. Caries sets in at a weak point and spreads to rot the whole tooth.
separate	Have the connection undone having become separate. We cannot separate his thinking from his activity.
smash	An act or sound of something smashing. She smashed her car against the guard rail.
solvable	Capable of being solved. Such problems are perfectly solvable.
split	The act of rending or ripping or splitting something. He inserted the wedge into a split in the log.
sunder	Split apart. A universe sundered ages ago in a divine war.