teardown
1 of 2noun
tear·down ˈter-ˌdau̇n 
: the act or process of disassembling
tear down
2 of 2verb
tore down; torn down; tearing down; tears down
transitive verb
1
a
: to cause to decompose or disintegrate
b
: vilify, denigrate
trying to tear down his reputation
2
: to take apart : disassemble
tear down an engine
Synonyms
Verb
- annihilate
- cream
- decimate
- demolish
- desolate
- destroy
- devastate
- do in
- extinguish
- nuke
- pull down
- pulverize
- raze
- rub out
- ruin
- shatter
- smash
- total
- vaporize
- waste
- wrack
- wreck
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Example Sentences
Verb vandals tore down the wooden fence blocking the entrance to the beach the new owners apparently bought the house just to tear it down and build a lavish mansion in its place
Recent Examples on the Web
Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 For example, Joey Logano kept a 2017 win in Richmond even after a midweek teardown of his car at the R&D center showed his Team Penske team broke rules. Dan Gelston, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2022 For example, Joey Logano kept a 2017 win in Richmond even after a midweek teardown of his car at the R&D center showed his Team Penske team broke rules. Dan Gelston, ajc, 25 July 2022 The year before, in third grade, a parent-teacher conference meant a teardown. ELLE, 6 July 2022 The teardown of the 40,000-square-foot, 86-room Villa Collina is expected to take several days. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2022 That was a polite way of saying his swing didn’t need a few splashes of fresh paint or a kitchen remodel, but a teardown to the studs. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2022 Shesterkin—who started in the net for exactly one playoff game before 2022—is one piece in a full-scale franchise teardown that was years in the making and is now coming together much faster than expected. Laine Higgins, WSJ, 25 May 2022 The video also included a quick teardown of the Studio Display. Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 25 Mar. 2022 See More
Noun
Henry’s move was is timed around the imminent teardown of funky art enclave FAT Village. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 For example, Joey Logano kept a 2017 win in Richmond even after a midweek teardown of his car at the R&D center showed his Team Penske team broke rules. Dan Gelston, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2022 For example, Joey Logano kept a 2017 win in Richmond even after a midweek teardown of his car at the R&D center showed his Team Penske team broke rules. Dan Gelston, ajc, 25 July 2022 The year before, in third grade, a parent-teacher conference meant a teardown. ELLE, 6 July 2022 The teardown of the 40,000-square-foot, 86-room Villa Collina is expected to take several days. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2022 That was a polite way of saying his swing didn’t need a few splashes of fresh paint or a kitchen remodel, but a teardown to the studs. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2022 Shesterkin—who started in the net for exactly one playoff game before 2022—is one piece in a full-scale franchise teardown that was years in the making and is now coming together much faster than expected. Laine Higgins, WSJ, 25 May 2022 The video also included a quick teardown of the Studio Display. Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 25 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1926, in the meaning defined above
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
tears down
verb
1
as in ruins
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of vandals tore down the wooden fence blocking the entrance to the beach Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- ruins
- destroys
- demolishes
- shatters
- wrecks
- devastates
- damages
- pulls down
- smashes
- wastes
- overcomes
- rubs out
- totals
- mars
- vaporizes
- erodes
- desolates
- ravages
- does in
- pulverizes
- annihilates
- nukes
- extinguishes
- decimates
- wracks
- razes
- creams
- overbears
- cripples
- breaks
- defeats
- kills
- blasts
- cuts down
- takes down
- crushes
- overmatches
- removes
- dismantles
- masters
- washes out
- spoils
- blows up
- wipes out
- injures
- subdues
- deteriorates
- licks
- disintegrates
- blots out
- harms
- impairs
- triumphs (over)
- surmounts
- conquers
- bests
- trims
- wins (against)
- dissolves
- scotches
- whips
- skunks
- dilapidates
- unbuilds
- mutilates
- kills off
- clobbers
- prevails (over)
- beats
- routs
- wallops
- disfigures
- thrashes
- dynamites
- sacks
- guts
- mangles
- vitiates
- drubs
- sweeps (away)
- takes out
- expunges
- slaughters
- eradicates
- scours
- defaces
- murders
- wears (away)
- assassinates
- trounces
- undoes
- disassembles
- obliterates
- loots
- effaces
- unmakes
- havocs
- massacres
- plunders
- liquidates
- dispatches
- mows (down)
- exterminates
- despoils
- tramples
- executes
- slays
- snuffs (out)
- butchers
- pillages
- trashes
- zaps
- extirpates
- vandalizes
- roots (out)
- stamps (out)
- fells
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- builds
- repairs
- raises
- constructs
- creates
- doctors
- sets up
- brings about
- rears
- fixes
- erects
- forms
- produces
- shapes
- manufactures
- makes
- fathers
- mends
- fashions
- frames
- invents
- constitutes
- assembles
- protects
- patches
- establishes
- institutes
- forges
- saves
- reconditions
- puts up
- organizes
- molds
- revamps
- preserves
- founds
- fabricates
- restores
- conserves
- rebuilds
- reconstructs
- renovates
- remodels
2
as in demolishes
to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces the new owners apparently bought the house just to tear it down and build a lavish mansion in its place Synonyms & Similar Words
- demolishes
- pulls down
- unbuilds
- levels
- razes
- wipes out
- blows up
- cracks up
- destroys
- dynamites
- ravages
- ruins
- wastes
- wrecks
- finishes
- overturns
- totals
- obliterates
- flattens
- pulverizes
- eradicates
- decimates
- abolishes
- scourges
- annihilates
- unmakes
- dissolves
- extirpates
- smashes
- devours
- devastates
- does in
- dashes
- crushes
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- builds
- raises
- constructs
- rebuilds
- shapes
- restores
- erects
- forms
- creates
- renews
- manufactures
- makes
- fashions
- puts up
- forges
- renovates
- fabricates