Synonyms of deconstruction

deconstruction

noun

ˌdē-kən-ˈstrək-shən 

as in analysis

the separation and identification of the parts of a whole

a lengthy deconstruction of the president's speech by a panel of pundits

Synonyms & Similar Words

• analysis
• investigation
• inspection
• examination
• dissection
• assessment
• breakdown
• anatomy
• evaluation
• assay
• anatomizing
• diagnosis
• classification
• cataloging
• codification
• categorization
• inventory
• scrutiny
• indexing
• cataloguing
• enumeration
• arrangement
• reduction
• tabulation
• assortment
• subdivision
• segmentation
• muster
• itemization
• separation
• division

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• synthesis
• integration
• consolidation
• unification
• assimilation
• aggregation
• amalgamation
• coalescence
• agglomeration
• conglomeration

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deconstruction

But this is actually a major deconstruction of the genre. —The New York Times, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025

The work is in many ways a deconstruction and then remaking of all these films. —Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 24 Mar. 2025

There is deconstruction of the heraldic myth without the author falling prey to easy platitudes, and without the kind of too-easy subversion that risks shattering the myth entirely. —Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024

Work Will Fragment—and Reconfigure Perhaps the most misunderstood impact of AI isn’t about job displacement, but job deconstruction. —Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025