Synonyms of dismantling

dismantling

verb

present participle of dismantle

as in disassembling

to take apart

dismantle the table for easier transport

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dismantling

Before the Ernst-May-Gesellschaft volunteers begin dismantling a kitchen, a photographer documents the interior with a fisheye lens while the team measures and sketches the room. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026

Instead, the coalition has identified its primary objective as dismantling the system of Velayat-e Faqih (Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist) and liberating the country from its oppression. — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Last week, investigators began dismantling portions of the property, tearing into walls and floors while removing large pieces of evidence, including laboratory equipment and containers from the basement. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Holtec International bought it and began dismantling it, though none of the steps were irreversible. — Jennifer McDermott, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Within that same year, researcher Nicholas Spanos and graduate student Jack Gottlieb published a rebuttal in Science, dismantling Caporael’s argument point by point. — Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026

The resulting shorter-chain compounds can undergo additional defluorination, progressively dismantling the original PFAS molecules. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

On Tuesday, forensic teams entered the home's basement and began dismantling a laboratory. — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Politicians have been dismantling the government agencies designed to track foreign influence, and social media companies are raising barriers to research on their platforms, leaving the country unprepared. — RenÉe Diresta, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026