Synonyms of tears down

tears down

verb

present tense third-person singular of tear down

1

as in destroys

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of

vandals tore down the wooden fence blocking the entrance to the beach

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroys
• ruins
• demolishes
• shatters
• wrecks
• devastates
• smashes
• damages
• pulls down
• overcomes
• rubs out
• wastes
• vaporizes
• erodes
• ravages
• totals
• does in
• mars
• desolates
• extinguishes
• annihilates
• pulverizes
• decimates
• wracks
• nukes
• razes
• wins (against)
• cripples
• prevails (over)
• breaks
• creams
• defeats
• triumphs (over)
• kills
• overbears
• blasts
• crushes
• removes
• cuts down
• dismantles
• masters
• wears (away)
• takes down
• sweeps (away)
• injures
• subdues
• blows up
• washes out
• spoils
• disintegrates
• deteriorates
• wipes out
• overmatches
• impairs
• licks
• harms
• surmounts
• conquers
• dissolves
• trims
• blots out
• bests
• whips
• roots (out)
• stamps (out)
• disfigures
• clobbers
• mutilates
• thrashes
• routs
• beats
• trounces
• guts
• mows (down)
• vitiates
• kills off
• snuffs (out)
• wallops
• dynamites
• unbuilds
• dilapidates
• mangles
• eradicates
• murders
• defaces
• scours
• takes out
• undoes
• slaughters
• expunges
• drubs
• sacks
• assassinates
• obliterates
• scotches
• disassembles
• effaces
• unmakes
• extirpates
• liquidates
• loots
• plunders
• executes
• exterminates
• vandalizes
• tramples
• slays
• dispatches
• despoils
• skunks
• massacres
• pillages
• zaps
• trashes
• butchers
• fells
• havocs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sets up
• builds
• repairs
• raises
• constructs
• doctors
• creates
• rears
• puts up
• fixes
• erects
• brings about
• produces
• makes
• forms
• manufactures
• shapes
• fathers
• invents
• constitutes
• frames
• fashions
• establishes
• assembles
• institutes
• protects
• patches
• saves
• organizes
• reconditions
• mends
• preserves
• revamps
• founds
• forges
• molds
• restores
• conserves
• reconstructs
• fabricates
• rebuilds
• remodels
• renovates

2

as in demolishes

to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces

the new owners apparently bought the house just to tear it down and build a lavish mansion in its place

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demolishes
• pulls down
• unbuilds
• levels
• razes
• wipes out
• blows up
• destroys
• cracks up
• ravages
• overturns
• obliterates
• finishes
• ruins
• flattens
• wrecks
• eradicates
• decimates
• dynamites
• pulverizes
• wastes
• totals
• abolishes
• smashes
• unmakes
• annihilates
• dissolves
• devours
• scourges
• devastates
• does in
• extirpates
• dashes
• crushes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• builds
• raises
• constructs
• puts up
• erects
• restores
• creates
• renews
• forms
• shapes
• manufactures
• makes
• rebuilds
• fashions
• renovates
• forges
• fabricates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tears down

In theory, this system will punish any team that deliberately tears down its roster in an attempt to lose as many games as possible. — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Even in moments of disagreement, we are called to speak with charity and to seek dialogue that builds up, rather than tears down. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026

The body of the plane tears down the middle. — Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026