demolishing
Wrecking a structure
Demolishing is the act of tearing down or destroying a structure, typically a building, reducing it to rubble so the site can be cleared or rebuilt.
Beyond physical destruction, demolishing extends to arguments, opponents, or reputations: The defense attorney demolished the prosecution's case.
In casual use, demolishing often describes overwhelming victory or consumption: We demolished the competition or They demolished an entire pizza in ten minutes.
Demolish using heavy equipment
- flattenMake level or smooth
- obliterateDestroy all traces of
- annihilateDestroy completely, leaving nothing
- razeDestroy completely
pulverize · devastate · shatter · decimate · eradicate · level · topple · wreck
Overwhelming in intensity
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
- trouncingOverwhelming defeat
- routingPath selection process
- thrashingDecisive, lopsided defeat
defeating · overpowering · outclassing · humiliating · destroying · annihilating · decimating · steamrolling
Taking apart systematically
- disassemblingTaking something apart
- strippingRemoving outer layers
- guttingRemoving internal organs
- taking apartSeparating into components
breaking down · unbuilding · detaching · removing · salvaging · decommissioning · clearing · excavating
Crane-swung demolition weight
- bulldozerBladed vehicle pushing earth
- excavatorMachine that digs earth
- jackhammerPower tool for breaking concrete
- sledgehammerMassive long-handled mallet
crane · dynamite · explosives · dump truck · debris chute · scaffolding · safety barriers · hard hat
Proving claims false
- disprovingShowing to be false
- dismantlingTaking apart systematically
- tearing apartForcibly separating into pieces
- destroyingCausing complete ruin
undermining · discrediting · exposing · invalidating · countering · rebutting · picking apart · unraveling
Violent collapse inward
- crumblingBreaking down gradually
- caving inCollapsing or surrendering
- fallingMoving downward freely
- bucklingBending from compression
subsidence · disintegration · toppling · structural failure · giving way · sinking · sagging · tumbling
Rebuilding an existing area
- urban renewalRevitalizing decayed city areas
- gentrificationWealthy influx displacing locals
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
transformation · modernization · revitalization · clearing · rezoning · rebuilding · repurposing · making way
bulldoze
Demolish using heavy equipment
- flattenMake level or smooth
- obliterateDestroy all traces of
- annihilateDestroy completely, leaving nothing
raze · pulverize · devastate · shatter · decimate · eradicate · level · topple · wreck · crush
crushing
Overwhelming in intensity
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
- trouncingOverwhelming defeat
- routingPath selection process
thrashing · defeating · overpowering · outclassing · humiliating · destroying · annihilating · decimating · steamrolling · blowing out
dismantling
Taking apart systematically
- disassemblingTaking something apart
- strippingRemoving outer layers
- guttingRemoving internal organs
taking apart · breaking down · unbuilding · detaching · removing · salvaging · decommissioning · clearing · excavating · sorting
wrecking ball
Crane-swung demolition weight
- bulldozerBladed vehicle pushing earth
- excavatorMachine that digs earth
- jackhammerPower tool for breaking concrete
sledgehammer · crane · dynamite · explosives · dump truck · debris chute · scaffolding · safety barriers · hard hat · rubble
debunking
Proving claims false
- disprovingShowing to be false
- dismantlingTaking apart systematically
- tearing apartForcibly separating into pieces
destroying · undermining · discrediting · exposing · invalidating · countering · rebutting · picking apart · unraveling · critique
implosion
Violent collapse inward
buckling · subsidence · disintegration · toppling · structural failure · giving way · sinking · sagging · tumbling · free fall
redevelopment
Rebuilding an existing area
- urban renewalRevitalizing decayed city areas
- gentrificationWealthy influx displacing locals
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
regeneration · transformation · modernization · revitalization · clearing · rezoning · rebuilding · repurposing · making way · fresh start
- manual laborfarming, lifting, carrying, shoveling, loading
- destructiondestruction, destroying, devastation, ruination, obliteration
- knocking downtoppling, razing, felling, bulldozing, tearing down
- Beatdownsbeatdown, drubbing, thrashing, trouncing, blowout
- Shabbat prohibitionsplowing, sowing, reaping, threshing, winnowing
- constructionconstruction site, building site, hammer, building, beam
demolishingbuilding
Enclosed roofed structure
constructing · erecting · creating · raising · assembling
demolishingpreserving
Protecting from deterioration
conserving · restoring · renovating · rebuilding · reconstructing
demolishingstrengthening
Increasing power or solidity
bolstering · supporting · validating · reinforcing · upholding
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