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 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 Inspired by falafel but deconstructed, these hearty pitas are filled with roasted cauliflower and crispy chickpeas, then topped with a spicy jalapeño yogurt sauce. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for deconstruct

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As of July 11, 70% of the nearly 66,000 people in ICE custody had no criminal conviction, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, which analyzes federal immigration data.

— María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
The average wage is determined by analyzing 20 fire departments to be chosen by the Department of Human Resources and the firefighter union, Cal Fire Local 1881.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of analyze

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Stan Wars, co-hosted by Ian Slater (H3) and Olivia Lopes (H3, Rodiculous Pod), digs into the big pop culture debates of our time, dissecting the various arguments within the entertainment world to determine who is right and who is wrong.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
The original medical examiner is dead, so the replacement, Lisa Gavin, examined slides of Shakur’s bloated cadaver with the dispassion of a science teacher dissecting a frog.

— Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of dissect

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Baker chose to have a judge, rather than the jury, assess his punishment.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026
Beyond that, Illinois has now fallen behind Republican states such as Texas that have paused to assess data centers’ effect on the state’s energy grid.

— Patrick McNamara, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026