DIS INTEGRATE Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

disintegrate

verb

(ˌ)dis-ˈin-tə-ˌgrāt

Definition of disintegrate

as in to decompose

to go through decomposition fallen leaves slowly disintegrate over the course of the winter

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as in to grind

to reduce to fine particles modern air pollution is gradually disintegrating the ancient temple's irreplaceable friezes

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as in to disrupt

to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly a tornado disintegrated the building in a matter of seconds

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Recent Examples of disintegrate Use a good quality paper towels like Bounty that won’t disintegrate after a few wipes. — Kate McKenna, The Spruce, 23 Oct. 2026 Particles of disintegrating kelp drifted downward like falling leaves. — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 Some classic stuffing recipes call for plain white bread, which will likely absorb too much moisture and disintegrate. — Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 The faction that had a chokehold on the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) roster for quite some time completely disintegrated in recent weeks leading to all four male members getting into a match for Mustafa Ali’s TNA International Championship. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disintegrate

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The body of 76-year-old Ronald Tyler was already decomposing by the time his daughter Terri found out where he was being stored.

— Dave Savini, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
The coins were originally buried together in a container made of organic material that has since decomposed, archaeologists believe.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of decompose

Verb

For decades, junior accountants learned their trade by reconciling accounts, manually entering data, and grinding through the month-end close.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
This innovation—the mass manufacture of ammonia, vastly more efficient than scraping guano off remote islands or grinding mountains of bison bones—removed the most critical nutrient bottleneck in global agriculture.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of grind

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The ruling warns that the last-minute intervention could disenfranchise eligible voters, disrupt the midterm election and invite political meddling.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
The most recent lockout in 2022 minimally disrupted the MLB schedule, pushing Opening Day back a week.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of disrupt

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In large computations, many qubits must wait between operations, during which their quantum states can decay.

— Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
According to the Connecticut Department of Transportation, dead, diseased and decaying trees will be removed during the evening and overnights hours to ensure public safety.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of decay

Verb

But there are actual terrifying objects in space, entities operating on a scale that crush our minds and reduce our human experience to a mote of dust floating in the dark.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026
Dyed diesel relief or not, the agriculture industry is pleading for help to lower their crushing fuel costs.

— Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of crush

Verb

Miami Hurricanes star wide receiver Malachi Toney once again broke records on Saturday.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
The Senate Democrats first elected in 1958 established a critical mass that would later drive the bipartisan super-majorities needed to break the filibuster and pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

— Ron Elving, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of break

Verb

And speaking of resisting the robots, Joshua Rothman has put together a techy gift guide of gadgets and gizmos that won’t rot brains.

— Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
The former may be a cesspool that rots our brains and amplifies ethnic hatred, but its dangers don’t compare to the dangers of RSI.

— Sigal Samuel, Vox, 27 Oct. 2026

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