Synonyms of demolished

demolished 1 of 2

adjective

as in destroyed

Related Words

• destroyed
• ruined
• wrecked
• devastated
• pulverized
• collapsed
• damaged
• mutilated
• disintegrated
• imploded
• mangled
• cracked
• split
• obliterated
• splintered
• ruinate
• exploded
• dynamited
• defaced
• extirpated
• wiped out
• blasted
• eradicated
• smashed
• broken
• exterminated
• shattered
• detonated
• busted
• fragile
• fractured
• fragmented
• breakable
• brittle
• slivered
• frangible
• frail
• delicate

Dissimilar Words

• repaired
• unbroken
• reconstructed
• fixed
• healed
• mended
• patched
• rebuilt
• unbreakable
• infrangible

demolished

2 of 2

verb

past tense of demolish

1

as in razed

to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces

developers demolished the old warehouse to make room for the new shopping mall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroyed
• razed
• smashed
• ruined
• wrecked
• tore down
• unbuilt
• leveled
• pulled down
• finished
• dynamited
• flattened
• overturned
• obliterated
• ravaged
• decimated
• abolished
• devastated
• eradicated
• pulverized
• annihilated
• wasted
• wiped out
• extirpated
• dissolved
• crushed
• devoured
• blew up
• totaled
• scourged
• dashed
• unmade
• cracked up
• did in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• built
• constructed
• erected
• raised
• restored
• put up
• renewed
• created
• rebuilt
• made
• formed
• manufactured
• renovated
• shaped
• fabricated
• forged
• fashioned

2

as in ruined

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of

most of the buildings in the town had been demolished in the bombing raid

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroyed
• ruined
• shattered
• wrecked
• devastated
• smashed
• damaged
• razed
• overcame
• eroded
• wasted
• annihilated
• extinguished
• decimated
• pulverized
• marred
• dismantled
• vaporized
• ravaged
• desolated
• creamed
• defeated
• crippled
• totaled
• crushed
• removed
• wracked
• killed
• tore down
• rubbed out
• pulled down
• nuked
• blasted
• injured
• broke
• did in
• disintegrated
• subdued
• deteriorated
• conquered
• dissolved
• dynamited
• mutilated
• licked
• trimmed
• harmed
• gutted
• whipped
• clobbered
• obliterated
• thrashed
• defaced
• disfigured
• prevailed (over)
• impaired
• spoiled
• trounced
• swept (away)
• surmounted
• mastered
• routed
• eradicated
• mangled
• scotched
• won (against)
• triumphed (over)
• bested
• dilapidated
• vandalized
• overmatched
• disassembled
• wore (away)
• assassinated
• liquidated
• vitiated
• slaughtered
• plundered
• sacked
• murdered
• looted
• washed out
• exterminated
• scoured
• expunged
• extirpated
• blew up
• beat
• wiped out
• trashed
• executed
• trampled
• despoiled
• drubbed
• pillaged
• undid
• walloped
• stamped (out)
• massacred
• effaced
• took down
• blotted out
• dispatched
• butchered
• felled
• rooted (out)
• unbuilt
• cut down
• zapped
• snuffed (out)
• killed off
• skunked
• overbore
• unmade
• took out
• mowed (down)
• slew
• havocked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• built
• constructed
• erected
• set up
• repaired
• raised
• created
• reared
• fixed
• put up
• made
• produced
• invented
• formed
• manufactured
• established
• assembled
• shaped
• founded
• organized
• fashioned
• fabricated
• forged
• molded
• revamped
• preserved
• constituted
• framed
• reconditioned
• patched
• protected
• instituted
• mended
• brought about
• doctored
• saved
• rebuilt
• restored
• reconstructed
• renovated
• remodeled
• conserved
• fathered

3

as in shattered

to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive

terrorists used a powerful pipe bomb to demolish the concrete wall around the compound

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shattered
• smashed
• destroyed
• blew
• exploded
• blasted
• burst
• popped
• detonated
• blew up
• wrecked
• decimated
• ruined
• annihilated
• dynamited
• fragmented
• splintered
• discharged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapsed
• imploded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of demolished

Verb

Lower Emery Barn — It was built 1915-1916 and demolished in August 2025. — Carson Bonner, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026

The motel closed in the early 1990s, and much of the property was demolished after developers purchased the site in 2000. — Dana Sauchelli, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026

The remaining resort buildings were eventually demolished, but discussions about redeveloping the property have been going on for years. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Plans show an existing building on the site would be demolished and replaced. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026

The housing assessment has become one of the central components of Venezuela’s reconstruction effort as engineers work neighborhood by neighborhood to determine which structures can be repaired and which must be demolished. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026

Etna’s country prevails but is demolished in the process; its people and animals are left wrecked, hungry, and homeless. — Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

There are nods throughout to the old Yankee Stadium that stood across the road for 85 years before being demolished in 2010. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 30 July 2026

The school renamed the lodge in 2019 and demolished the building last month. — James Hill, ABC News, 30 July 2026