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

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

There for a while, before the recall was officially issued, there were dealers taking care of these problems under warranty, but what that entailed was essentially disassembling the entire engine, right? — Joel Feder, The Drive, 3 June 2026

The security perimeter remained intact, but officers were breaking down the magnetometers, disassembling them, and placing them back in their cases. — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026

To do so, after unplugging and disassembling the humidifier and removing and rinsing the filter, fill the water tank with a gallon of water and one teaspoon of bleach. — Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026

To prevent the genetic material from disassembling too quickly, vaccine developers enclose the mRNA in a specialized mix of tiny fatty molecules called lipid nanoparticles. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026

The reality of disassembling an over 8-ton animal was graphic. — Meredith Nierman, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025

Airlines are trying to minimize impacts on travelers, but Harteveldt compared the challenge to disassembling Humpty Dumpty without smashing him into 1,000 pieces. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025