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

Meanwhile, as cars replaced horses, streets had to be widened, and several of the city’s many inconvenient hills were flattened—some houses were demolished, but plenty were simply rolled out of the way. — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026

His Administration demolished the White House’s East Wing to make way for a ballroom costing hundreds of millions of dollars—a project facing its own legal challenges. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

The superstructure on the Market Street Bridge over Amtrak and the Schuylkill Expressway is supposed to be partially demolished and then replaced, and replacements will be made to the sidewalk and decks adjacent to the bridge. — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Santa Fe will be demolished and rebuilt beginning at the end of 2027, with the project expected to finish around summer 2030. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

The city’s Toyota Building, a 15-storey Sheikh Zayed Road landmark dating from 1974, is set to be demolished next year. — Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

The church building is still being demolished following the fire. — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Panther Hall closed in 1978 and was demolished years later — today the site is a soccer field — but its legacy continued when the even bigger Billy Bob’s Texas opened on the north side in 1981. — Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026

Its status as a historic landmark saved it from being demolished like all its sister theaters, but Santana Row owner Federal Realty controls its fate. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026