DECONSTRUCT Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

deconstruct

verb

ˌdē-kən-ˈstrəkt

Definition of deconstruct

as in to analyze

to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships deconstructing the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes

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Recent Examples of deconstruct With their latest directorial outing, Jane Schoenbrun used subtle pieces of nostalgia to deconstruct the slasher genre. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026 Songs were deconstructed and reconstructed each night as the pair hunched over their blinking arrays. — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026 Director Taika Waititi deconstructs the Norse god by putting him through Hel(l) and stripping him of his homeland, his hair, and his hammer. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026 But here, on stage six, Visma were deconstructed man for man. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for deconstruct

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Researchers typically devise decoding algorithms that run either on CPU’s, Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), or a field-programmable gate array to analyze these syndromes and then apply a correction to the computation.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
This tool can run in the background to analyze older videos and suggest ways to boost them for more views.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of analyze

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Once a week, a group of former drug-traffickers gather in a small recording studio on the outskirts of Rio to dissect their past lives of crime and those of their guests.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
The couple doesn’t appear in public together very often, so there’s not even that much to dissect.

— StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of dissect

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Alexei Gruverman then used scanning probe microscopy to examine the film’s electrical response.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Gibney’s film examines the full scope of Musk’s career, taking a critical look at his stewardship of Tesla, SpaceX and Starlink among other ventures.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of examine

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China is set to release its latest official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index as investors assess the outlook for factory activity, domestic demand and exports amid persistent pressure on the world’s second-largest economy.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
When asked to assess his team heading into the break, Simmons pointed to the details that have continued to get in FIU’s way.

— Alejandro Hernandez, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026