DISMEMBERING Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

dismembering

verb

present participle of dismember

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

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as in dismantling

to take apart dismembered the stage settings after the last performance

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Recent Examples of dismembering 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 Authorities stated that Jackson had allegedly placed his mother's body parts in a suitcase and flushed the rest down the toilet after dismembering her. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026 He is also accused of dismembering her body. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026 He was not charged with dismembering her body. — Mason Leath, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026 Previous reports suggest that Burke may have had help from another person in dismembering Hernandez’s body. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026 On Monday, cranes and demolition excavators tore down the exhibition hall closest to the Omni Hotel, dismembering parts of the building that will eventually unlock 20 to 30 acres for redevelopment and a new events facility. — Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026 Hite is charged with murder, accused of killing and dismembering Wengel. — Ashley Grams, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026 Ana Walshe’s body was never found, but a slew of suspicious internet searches about dismembering and disposing of bodies was found on an electronic device in the home. — Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026

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Researchers have identified hormone-disrupting and asthma-associated chemicals in some consumer products and continue to investigate combinations of chemicals that may warrant closer testing.

— Brad Reisfeld, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
Its tendency to rapidly reproduce, forming dense colonies on underwater surfaces, can clog pipes, pumps and critical water infrastructure while disrupting local ecosystems.

— Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of disrupting

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This is not about escaping our responsibilities or dismantling France’s cultural exception.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 July 2026
That could mean dismantling the 10,500-foot runway the county installed there in the 1960s, before environmental groups — led by Marjory Stoneman Douglas — rose up to block what was supposed to be the country’s largest airport.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026

Definition of dismantling

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Shortstop Miguel Rojas, who botched a grounder to his left earlier in the inning that enabled a run to score, was late breaking to cover third, leaving the bag wide open.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Hazards include sneaker waves, strong rip currents, and large breaking waves.

— Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

Definition of breaking

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The experience—in keeping with the ROKI Collection philosophy of intentional luxury and tranquility--is all about disconnecting from the outside world and reconnecting with nature, but in pampered fashion.

— Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Get in the habit of disconnecting devices when you’re done using them.

— Karla Radka, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026

Definition of disconnecting

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Now that cities and suburbs are expanding, that natural process is fracturing, making reproduction more challenging.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026
Their best starting pitcher this season, Clay Holmes, isn’t back yet after fracturing his fibula in May.

— Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of fracturing

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Plus disassembling the drain pieces to clear a clog can be a hassle.

— Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 30 June 2026
There for a while, before the recall was officially issued, there were dealers taking care of these problems under warranty, but what that entailed was essentially disassembling the entire engine, right?

— Joel Feder, The Drive, 3 June 2026

Definition of disassembling

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Or tech companies forcing regular people to foot the electricity bills for their environment-destroying data centers!

— Rebekah Taussig, Time, 7 July 2026
Many older interceptor missiles use blast-fragmentation warheads, detonating near the incoming missile and destroying it with high-speed metal fragments.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026

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