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dismember

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of dismember

1 to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly

  • quickly dismembered the old toolshed and hauled it off to the dump
Synonyms of dismember

break, break up, bust, disintegrate, disrupt, fracture, fragment, rive
Words Related to dismember

atomize, crush, grind, powder, pulverize, reduce

blast, blow up, burst, detonate, explode

crack, pop, shatter, shiver, smash

chip, sliver, splinter, split

implode

destroy, ruin, wreck
Near Antonyms of dismember

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

2 to take apart

  • dismembered the stage settings after the last performance
Synonyms of dismember

break down, demount, disassemble, dismantle, dismount, knock down, strike, take down
Words Related to dismember

detach, disengage

break up, disaggregate, disarticulate, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissever, disunite, divide, separate
Near Antonyms of dismember

build, erect, pitch

combine, unite
Antonyms of dismember

assemble, construct

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