Synonyms of dismember

dismember

verb

(ˌ)dis-ˈmem-bər 

1

as in to disrupt

to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly

quickly dismembered the old toolshed and hauled it off to the dump

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disrupt
• break
• destroy
• fracture
• disintegrate
• fragment
• reduce
• ruin
• shatter
• smash
• crush
• bust
• break up
• split
• pulverize
• rive
• grind
• blast
• wreck
• detonate
• explode
• powder
• crack
• atomize
• burst
• pop
• chip
• blow up
• shiver
• splinter
• implode
• sliver

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reconstruct
• repair
• rebuild
• fix
• heal
• patch
• mend
• renovate
• recondition
• doctor

2

as in to dismantle

to take apart

dismembered the stage settings after the last performance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismantle
• detach
• disassemble
• disconnect
• strike
• divide
• dismount
• take down
• knock down
• disengage
• break down
• demount
• separate
• disaggregate
• disarticulate
• disunite
• dissever
• disjoin
• disjoint
• break up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• construct
• build
• assemble
• erect
• combine
• unite
• pitch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dismember

For several months, investigators alleged that Herrling kept the scheme going by moving Wilding's body to her apartment and dismembering it, although his remains were never found (investigators claimed it was disposed of in the San Francisco Bay). — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

In 1772, barely four years before the United States declared independence, the European powers of Austria, Prussia and Russia, led respectively by Maria Theresa, Frederick II and Catherine the Great, used force and law to dismember the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. — David Armitage, Washington Post, 26 June 2026

After the execution, his body was first thrown into a shallow grave, but later dug up, dismembered, and his remains were dissolved in acid. — Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 24 June 2026

Sayegh and other Arab nationalists believed that Zionism dismembered Arab unity and violated the universal norms of the post–World War II international order. — Adam Louis-Klein, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026