Synonyms of dismembering

dismembering

verb

present participle of dismember

1

as in disrupting

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

• disrupting
• breaking
• fracturing
• destroying
• disintegrating
• fragmenting
• reducing
• ruining
• shattering
• smashing
• busting
• splitting
• crushing
• pulverizing
• blasting
• wrecking
• breaking up
• riving
• grinding
• exploding
• detonating
• cracking
• powdering
• atomizing
• bursting
• popping
• shivering
• splintering
• chipping
• blowing up
• slivering
• imploding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repairing
• fixing
• reconstructing
• rebuilding
• healing
• renovating
• patching
• mending
• reconditioning
• doctoring

2

as in dismantling

to take apart

dismembered the stage settings after the last performance

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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