Synonyms of cannibalizing

cannibalizing

verb

present participle of cannibalize

as in using

to remove parts from a machine, car, etc., to repair or build another one

He cannibalized one washing machine to fix another.

Many parts of the engine were cannibalized from older cars.

Related Words

• using
• recycling
• utilizing
• employing
• exploiting
• operating
• reusing
• exercising
• manipulating
• applying
• harnessing
• handling
• working
• wielding
• directing
• running

Dissimilar Words

• dumping
• ignoring
• tossing
• neglecting
• chucking
• throwing away
• throwing out
• junking
• misusing
• misapplying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cannibalizing

But owners of the facilities — Long Shots in Frederick, River Boat on the Potomac and GBoone’s in Boonsboro — said the request was about ensuring the survival of the businesses through cooperation with existing casinos, not by cannibalizing the market. —Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2026

But private equity firms risk cannibalizing their own businesses and accelerating the software-as-a-service, or SaaS, shakeout that’s already underway. —Deirdre Bosa,jasmine Wu, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026

In other words, the risk of cannibalizing the ratings at the local stations likely outweighs the benefits of expanding the race’s streaming reach. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 Feb. 2026

American health care costs are cannibalizing the economy. —Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2026

The Post’s second bet is on the viability of text at a moment when fewer people are reading articles online, and as tech platforms are cannibalizing search traffic and directing users away from news. —Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Feb. 2026

Landlords are lowering rents, raising concessions, and competing fiercely for tenants, even if that means cannibalizing older and less competitive developments. —Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026

At the same time, its recent performance has allayed fears that broadening its AI offerings meant cannibalizing revenue from its core search business. —Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025

Devoting more funding to denial capabilities risks cannibalizing resources for military platforms more capable of threatening punishment, such as stealthy bombers and submarines armed with cruise missiles. —Zack Cooper, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2025