disassembled

verb

past tense of disassemble
1
as in dismantled
to take apart they had to disassemble the television set in order to replace the wiring

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2
as in dispersed
to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole the class was slow to disassemble, many waiting around to ask the instructor some questions

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Recent Examples of disassembled Backed in part by a US$266-million US Space Force contract, the idea is to redesign launch systems so they can be disassembled and packed into standard shipping containers. — David Szondy august 15, New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2026 While searching the house, agents found a bag containing three homemade guns, two with the devices installed and one that was disassembled, along with an uninstalled conversion device, the complaint states. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026 Plus, cumbersome pieces can be difficult to navigate around doorways, corners, and stairwells, and disassembled furniture takes up less space in the moving truck. — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2026 Once completed in Spain, the new organ was disassembled and its parts were gradually transported to Prague on trucks. — ABC News, 15 June 2026 But by the time Villanova went to Broad Street to play Temple in 2017, the Wildcats had entirely disassembled the Big 5, turning it into their own personal playground. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 June 2026 That boat featured a staggering 68-meter rigid wing sail that could not be disassembled. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 27 May 2026 It can be easily reconfigured or disassembled, replaced and recycled. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 25 May 2026 All of that data funnels through a roving technical center that gets disassembled after every race and shipped to the next location. — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disassembled
  1. dismantled
  2. dispersed
  3. disconnected
  4. dissipated
  5. dismounted
  6. dissolved
  7. detached
  8. disappeared
Verb
  • Israeli soldiers and border police arrived at the hilltop on Wednesday, dismantled the settlers’ tent and began trying to remove the settlers from the area.
    — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Originally built in 1732, this classic Connecticut saltbox colonial was dismantled, preserved and rebuilt in its current location.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of dismantled
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  • When knowledge is dispersed and conditions change rapidly, routing every decision upward creates delay and turns potential collaborators into internal competitors.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Use the endowment income to keep a core faculty that would provide dispersed, online liberal arts education.
    — Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of dispersed
Verb
  • There’s a version of this character that’s just the fool, and you’re disconnected from him, but Matthew takes you on a journey with this character.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
  • If a company’s systems are disconnected, AI may not deliver its full value.
    — John F. McQuillan, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of disconnected
Verb
  • Talks to acquire Dylan Cease dissipated during the deadline’s final hours, so Houston relied on Spencer Arrighetti, Cristian Javier and Luis Garcia — three pitchers coming back from lengthy absences — to strengthen a top-heavy rotation.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Shower off your plants every couple of days until the smoke has dissipated.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of dissipated
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  • Meanwhile, the owner of the carriage involved in the fatal crash suspended the driver indefinitely and plans to retire the horse, according to union officials, who said the driver improperly dismounted to take a photograph of his passengers.
    — Barry Williams, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
  • Their father dismounted, went down on foot, climbed the fence his son had crawled under.
    — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
Definition of dismounted
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  • Under French corporate law, when shareholders’ equity falls below half of the company’s share capital, the shareholder, in this case ArianeGroup, is required to decide whether the company should be dissolved or allowed to continue operating.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The whole group gathered around as Carolina Fernandes Moreira de Carvalho, another biogeochemist, took a preliminary measure of O2 dissolved in the water.
    — James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of dissolved
Verb
  • Then, eventually, the outer layers of that red giant detached and expanded into space to form the Helix Nebula.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Really, what writer, no matter how detached from their past, could resist that kind of sweet talk?
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of detached
Verb
  • The Red Sox scored first and took two leads in the game, but both disappeared quickly.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Police said that around that time Stine disappeared, there were reports of blocks of concrete being removed from the home by the ex-boyfriend’s father.
    — Eileen Murphy, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of disappeared

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“Disassembled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disassembled. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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