DISASSEMBLY Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

disassembly

noun

Definition of disassembly

as in decomposition

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Recent Examples of disassembly In 2025, the winner was Kanade Konno of Bunka Fashion College, who designed a project that uses zippers to enable garment disassembly and repair. — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026 During assembly or disassembly, the frame can fall, posing risks of impact, crushing and lacerations to customers, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 25 Sep. 2026 The system can even prioritize certain components during disassembly. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Cleaning between the panels requires careful disassembly to avoid damage to the glass or door hinges. — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 16 Aug. 2026 Deep Robotics also provides modular quick-disassembly hardware, allowing components including the forearms, full arms, and legs to be replaced rapidly. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026 These arms will specialize in a different part of the disassembly process so that an entire factory could use different robotic limbs to disassemble a wide range of products. — Kohava Mendelsohn, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Aug. 2026 Cars, trucks, and big rigs sit in various states of disassembly as engineers test and validate software designed to turn otherwise ordinary machines into rolling robots. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 21 July 2026 The quick-release dual-latch extension bar design with powerful magnets holds screwdriver bits firmly for quick hassle-free disassembly and extended reach. — Shirl Leigh july 20, New Atlas, 20 July 2026

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Noun

In August 2026, investigators discovered 55 bodies in various states of decomposition inside South Chicago Chapel.

— Dave Savini, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Investigators found no identification at the scene, and extreme decomposition prevented them from obtaining DNA from the bodies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of decomposition

Noun

In 2007, Spain posted an eBay ad offering to be someone's date to the game, complete with a photo of herself in a Chicago Bears cheerleader costume, cleavage on full display.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
At Dior, footwear designer Nina Christen offered up sexy Dior-charmed T-straps and plenty of toe cleavage.

— Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of cleavage

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Acxiom, a major data company, developed a segmentation system called PersonicX that grouped households into lifestyle categories.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Topgolf uses VergeOS’s Virtual Data Center offering for multi-tenant segmentation, where each tenant acts like an independent data center.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of segmentation

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With an adjacent property planned for a 1,000-unit residential subdivision on the Locust land that the family has leased for several years, a path to land ownership is critical to surviving development pressure.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026
The neighboring subdivision on Destiny Street has issues with drainage after heavy rains.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

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As the only people allowed in the city, the objective is to capture front-page-worthy snaps while avoiding dismemberment at the hands of extraterrestrial invaders.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
But when looking past the graphic dismemberment and the bolder, bloodier presentation, the game underneath the violence is simply mediocre.

— Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of dismemberment

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Fifth-year cornerback Jaden Mickey made some big stops, including a pass breakup, while the defensive front produced four sacks for 37 yards and seven tackles for loss.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2026
The incident demonstrated how quickly debris from a satellite breakup can disrupt operations in orbit.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of breakup

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Scientists physically extract venom from a living animal, then use routine lab techniques to separate the sample into individual components, in a process known as fractionation.

— Steve Midway, STAT, 16 July 2026
Decarbonizing air travel The purification and fractionation steps are being developed jointly by scientists from TU Graz, the University of Zagreb in Croatia, and Portugal’s national energy laboratory (LNEG).

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2025

Definition of fractionation

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His departure, alongside that of Benny Gantz, effectively ended the national unity arrangement and precipitated the dissolution of the war cabinet.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
Netanyahu’s hard-right coalition partners frequently call for the West Bank’s annexation and the dissolution of the Palestinian Authority in the territory.

— Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

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