DISMOUNTS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

dismounts

verb

present tense third-person singular of dismount

as in descends

to come down from something (as a vehicle) the coachman dismounted from his seat in order to assist the weary travelers

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as in disconnects

to take apart dismount a revolver for cleaning

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Recent Examples of dismounts Suffering from a broken rib and sinus infection, Remco Evenepoel hands his bidon to a child on the roadside and dismounts his bike. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 July 2026

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What begins as an awkward diplomatic retreat descends into humiliation, manipulation, and psychological power games.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
Color begins near 10,000 feet in September, and then descends roughly 500 to 1,000 feet per week.

— Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of descends

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Hoping to make his way back to his brother, Håkan disembarks in California and immediately heads East, against the flow of all the homesteaders and forty-niners streaming West.

— Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Former President Bill Clinton disembarks a jet at Islamabad International Airport in March 2000.

— Tiago Ventura, Time, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of disembarks

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The spiritual fact of our completeness in God dismantles the cycle and opens the door to renewal.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026
Raman contends that Bass’ signature program Inside Safe, which dismantles encampments and moves people living there into motels, hotels and interim housing, is overly expensive and unsustainable.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of dismantles

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Nepali officials have said the floods were likely unleashed by a glacial collapse, which is when a large piece of ice, rock and debris suddenly detaches from a glacier on a mountain.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
Protium detaches first at low temperatures, followed by deuterium, while tritium holds on the longest and requires the highest heat to release.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of detaches

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While some companies attribute layoffs to AI, the technology primarily disassembles jobs by automating repetitive tasks, allowing employees to focus on complex work.

— Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Apple has also developed its own robot called Daisy that disassembles iPhones to recover materials that traditional recycling often misses.

— Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026

Definition of disassembles

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But the coming up with the idea in the first place, that strikes me as much more like coming up with a poem.

— David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
This dress strikes the ideal balance between comfort and a flattering fit, with a roomy silhouette that drapes beautifully without clinging.

— Jacquelyn McGilvray, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of strikes

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Jason thus dismembers Cassidy’s corpse, wraps his bits up in tin foil, and stores them away in the freezer.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026
The push, pull and discovery of these motives morph into a violent blowout that ultimately dismembers their existing familial foundation.

— Sibani Ram, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026

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