Synonyms of disintegrates

disintegrates

verb

present tense third-person singular of disintegrate

1

as in decomposes

to go through decomposition

fallen leaves slowly disintegrate over the course of the winter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decomposes
• decays
• rots
• perishes
• deteriorates
• crumbles
• corrupts
• descends
• festers
• molds
• putrefies
• falls apart
• spoils
• turns
• breaks down
• sours
• goes to seed
• contaminates
• molders
• pollutes
• fouls
• rusts
• taints
• ferments
• defiles
• curdles
• mortifies
• degenerates
• turns off
• sinks
• declines
• withers
• addles
• dilapidates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• grows
• develops
• matures
• ages
• ripens
• restores
• renews
• refreshes
• purifies
• improves
• cleanses
• integrates
• assembles
• composes
• ameliorates
• betters
• meliorates

2

as in grinds

to reduce to fine particles

modern air pollution is gradually disintegrating the ancient temple's irreplaceable friezes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grinds
• pounds
• crushes
• beats
• crumbles
• pulverizes
• atomizes
• powders
• mills
• smashes
• mulls
• brays
• shatters
• comminutes
• grates
• breaks
• fractures
• fragments
• kibbles
• crunches
• splinters
• dashes
• busts
• micronizes

3

as in disrupts

to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly

a tornado disintegrated the building in a matter of seconds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disrupts
• breaks
• fractures
• destroys
• fragments
• shatters
• reduces
• splits
• ruins
• breaks up
• dismembers
• explodes
• smashes
• crushes
• detonates
• grinds
• rives
• blasts
• bursts
• cracks
• pops
• pulverizes
• busts
• atomizes
• chips
• wrecks
• powders
• blows up
• implodes
• shivers
• splinters
• slivers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repairs
• heals
• reconstructs
• rebuilds
• doctors
• fixes
• mends
• renovates
• reconditions
• patches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disintegrates

Even those who can afford to stay suffer losses in home equity and lifestyle as the community around them disintegrates or disappears. — The Conversation, Fortune, 12 June 2026

None are quite about the conflicting frames of reference and value that arise when an ancient cultural formation disintegrates and a successor has yet to take its place. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

The skin stretches out and disintegrates, posing a risk of limb amputation. — Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 17 May 2026

The debris – space rocks known as meteoroids – collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 May 2026

But shortly thereafter, its nucleus fragments and quickly disintegrates. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026

The café disintegrates, white-peach mimosas lost forever. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026

If the American state disintegrates, future postmortems are unlikely to focus much on measles, or on rotavirus vaccination rates. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026

The debris — space rocks known as meteoroids — collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA. — Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 2 Jan. 2026