Synonyms of demolishing

demolishing 1 of 2

noun

as in wrecking

Related Words

• wrecking
• destruction
• desecration
• ravaging
• demolishment
• ravage
• trashing
• ruination
• desecrating
• vandalism
• ruin
• defacement
• defacing
• sabotage
• vandalization
• looting
• plundering
• pillaging
• marauding
• despoiling
• pillage
• ransacking
• spoliation
• plunder
• predation
• depredation
• sacking
• despoilment

Dissimilar Words

• saving
• protection
• preservation
• conservation
• salvage

demolishing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of demolish

1

as in destroying

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

• destroying
• razing
• smashing
• wrecking
• ruining
• unbuilding
• tearing down
• dynamiting
• finishing
• leveling
• pulling down
• overturning
• flattening
• obliterating
• ravaging
• eradicating
• abolishing
• decimating
• wasting
• pulverizing
• annihilating
• devastating
• extirpating
• devouring
• crushing
• dissolving
• wiping out
• totaling
• blowing up
• unmaking
• dashing
• cracking up
• doing in
• scourging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• building
• constructing
• erecting
• raising
• restoring
• rebuilding
• creating
• renewing
• making
• forming
• putting up
• shaping
• manufacturing
• renovating
• forging
• fashioning
• fabricating

2

as in ruining

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

• destroying
• ruining
• wrecking
• shattering
• smashing
• devastating
• overcoming
• damaging
• razing
• wasting
• annihilating
• extinguishing
• pulverizing
• decimating
• eroding
• vaporizing
• dismantling
• ravaging
• marring
• totaling
• killing
• defeating
• crushing
• creaming
• removing
• nuking
• blasting
• crippling
• tearing down
• pulling down
• wracking
• breaking
• injuring
• doing in
• subduing
• conquering
• desolating
• disintegrating
• mutilating
• trimming
• licking
• dissolving
• deteriorating
• rubbing out
• dynamiting
• impairing
• spoiling
• harming
• clobbering
• mastering
• eradicating
• defacing
• obliterating
• surmounting
• whipping
• prevailing (over)
• gutting
• mangling
• routing
• disfiguring
• thrashing
• disassembling
• winning (against)
• besting
• beating
• scouring
• slaughtering
• walloping
• undoing
• exterminating
• wearing (away)
• expunging
• vandalizing
• liquidating
• murdering
• triumphing (over)
• plundering
• assassinating
• trouncing
• vitiating
• extirpating
• sweeping (away)
• sacking
• executing
• trashing
• looting
• effacing
• pillaging
• overmatching
• despoiling
• trampling
• scotching
• blowing up
• massacring
• washing out
• unbuilding
• wiping out
• slaying
• dispatching
• dilapidating
• taking down
• overbearing
• drubbing
• butchering
• stamping (out)
• cutting down
• unmaking
• zapping
• blotting out
• rooting (out)
• felling
• killing off
• skunking
• taking out
• mowing (down)
• snuffing (out)
• havocking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• building
• constructing
• erecting
• repairing
• raising
• creating
• fixing
• rearing
• setting up
• making
• producing
• forming
• putting up
• inventing
• establishing
• assembling
• shaping
• manufacturing
• organizing
• revamping
• fashioning
• forging
• framing
• protecting
• preserving
• fabricating
• molding
• constituting
• patching
• reconditioning
• instituting
• saving
• mending
• rebuilding
• restoring
• conserving
• doctoring
• founding
• reconstructing
• bringing about
• remodeling
• renovating
• fathering

3

as in shattering

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

• shattering
• smashing
• destroying
• blowing
• blasting
• exploding
• bursting
• popping
• detonating
• wrecking
• blowing up
• dynamiting
• ruining
• annihilating
• decimating
• fragmenting
• discharging
• splintering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapsing
• imploding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of demolishing

Noun

In the filing, Omni Hotels outlined a five-year timeframe that would get the site fully designed, permitted and prepared for construction, noting construction would not start until at least five years after the demolishing of the buildings on site. — Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 28 Aug. 2025

Verb

As community members organized marches and protests, Abdeen helped bring a class-action lawsuit against the city, arguing that demolishing the neighborhood would violate residents’ civil rights. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Trump has faced widespread criticism for demolishing the East Wing of the White House to make room for the grand ballroom design. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

Despite being identified decades ago, the exact trigger of the joint-demolishing condition is still unclear. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

At least one person was arrested for trespassing in connection with an earlier protest to stop contractors from demolishing the other trees. — Michael Loria, USA Today, 30 July 2026

City officials determined the collision had damaged the bridge beyond repair and began demolishing it Tuesday. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 29 July 2026

LeVota previously said that a new use could involve either refurbishing one or both of the stadiums, or demolishing one or both entirely. — Ilana Arougheti july 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026

At the same time, Israeli soldiers have intensified their incursions across the West Bank, arresting more than 100 Palestinians and demolishing homes. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

Concerns over demolishing the Excelsior Club The decision to demolish has sparked tension with local preservationists and historians. — Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2026