Synonyms of disassembling

disassembling

verb

present participle of disassemble

1

as in dismantling

to take apart

they had to disassemble the television set in order to replace the wiring

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismantling
• disconnecting
• detaching
• dismounting
• dismembering
• dividing
• striking
• taking down
• demounting
• knocking down
• disengaging
• separating
• breaking down
• disaggregating
• disarticulating
• disjoining
• disuniting
• disjointing
• dissevering
• breaking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• constructing
• assembling
• building
• erecting
• combining
• pitching
• uniting

2

as in dissipating

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dissipating
• dispersing
• dissolving
• disappearing
• scattering
• fading
• dividing
• evaporating
• spilling
• separating
• melting
• disbanding
• forking
• diverging
• branching (out)
• clearing
• fleeing
• going (away)
• breaking up
• evanescing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• meeting
• gathering
• congregating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disassembling

To help textile mills assess the impact of their headers, Fabscrap also developed a Smart Swatch Scorecard, which assigns header designs a grade, based on the number of components and the relative ease of disassembling them. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

Workers are in the midst of disassembling the old plant, a process that is expected to be completed next year. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

Teams devised an unprecedented bit of spaceship surgery to replace the valve without draining the propellant and disassembling the spacecraft, steps that would have triggered a much longer delay. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026

Malone was a telecom engineer who became an unrivaled financial engineer, disassembling and reassembling a vast array of holdings. — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2026

While the original New York Couch Doctor (516-779-1720) is famed for disassembling bulky furniture in emergency situations 24/7, the charge is anywhere from a few hundred to a couple thousand dollars. — Cassie Hurwitz, Curbed, 25 Aug. 2026

Moka pots should be cleaned after every use by disassembling the unit and rinsing each part with water. — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2026

Different functions can be accessed by disassembling the multitool as needed. — Ben Coxworth july 14, New Atlas, 14 July 2026

Plus disassembling the drain pieces to clear a clog can be a hassle. — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 30 June 2026