Synonyms of torn down

torn down

verb

past participle of tear down

1

as in destroyed

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

• destroyed
• ruined
• demolished
• smashed
• wrecked
• shattered
• devastated
• damaged
• pulled down
• rubbed out
• marred
• removed
• done in
• dismantled
• wasted
• pulverized
• vaporized
• decimated
• annihilated
• extinguished
• totaled
• overcome
• crushed
• wracked
• razed
• desolated
• creamed
• prevailed (over)
• triumphed (over)
• broken
• won (against)
• eroded
• crippled
• defeated
• vandalized
• ravaged
• worn (away)
• nuked
• taken down
• washed out
• swept (away)
• cut down
• trimmed
• impaired
• injured
• wiped out
• surmounted
• blasted
• conquered
• stamped (out)
• blown up
• subdued
• mastered
• deteriorated
• spoiled
• dissolved
• licked
• rooted (out)
• mutilated
• disintegrated
• whipped
• bested
• undone
• harmed
• disfigured
• thrashed
• snuffed (out)
• blotted out
• mangled
• overmatched
• killed off
• overborne
• routed
• clobbered
• sacked
• trounced
• dynamited
• scotched
• defaced
• killed
• beaten
• looted
• obliterated
• vitiated
• taken out
• gutted
• mowed (down)
• dilapidated
• disassembled
• scoured
• eradicated
• exterminated
• trampled
• liquidated
• executed
• slaughtered
• murdered
• plundered
• expunged
• extirpated
• assassinated
• drubbed
• slain
• effaced
• massacred
• despoiled
• havocked
• walloped
• skunked
• trashed
• dispatched
• pillaged
• butchered
• unmade
• zapped
• felled
• unbuilt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• set up
• built
• constructed
• put up
• raised
• erected
• fixed
• created
• repaired
• reared
• produced
• brought about
• made
• invented
• formed
• manufactured
• assembled
• shaped
• established
• organized
• forged
• molded
• patched
• fabricated
• fashioned
• founded
• protected
• framed
• constituted
• revamped
• reconditioned
• instituted
• mended
• preserved
• saved
• doctored
• restored
• rebuilt
• reconstructed
• fathered
• conserved
• remodeled
• renovated

2

as in demolished

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

• demolished
• pulled down
• smashed
• razed
• finished
• wrecked
• wiped out
• leveled
• unbuilt
• destroyed
• blown up
• dynamited
• ruined
• obliterated
• overturned
• flattened
• ravaged
• wasted
• abolished
• cracked up
• crushed
• decimated
• pulverized
• eradicated
• done in
• dissolved
• extirpated
• totaled
• devastated
• annihilated
• devoured
• scourged
• unmade
• dashed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• built
• constructed
• put up
• raised
• erected
• renewed
• restored
• created
• made
• formed
• manufactured
• rebuilt
• shaped
• forged
• renovated
• fabricated
• fashioned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of torn down

Especially as more and more of Charlotte’s historic buildings are being torn down. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026

The demolition will take place in phases over three months until the building is torn down on the property. — Neil Strebig, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 10 July 2026

Morningside High will eventually be torn down for a residential development. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Two vacant structures would be torn down to make way for the 24,850-square-foot building anchored by john greene Realtor and john greene Commercial. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Most of the symbol is believed to have been torn down by patriots at the onset of the revolution, though the surviving third remains at the church. — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 8 July 2026

People can be forgiven for questioning whether Amtrak’s bold new vision will ever come to life, given that more than a dozen Penn redevelopment plans have been proposed and abandoned since the original station was torn down in the 1960s. — Andy Byford, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026

The university then became responsible for remediation work and its daily 24/7 security before the crime scene was torn down against some of the victim families’ wishes ahead of a trial at the end of December 2023. — Kevin Fixler june 26, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2026

Although the Pulse nightclub was torn down, remnants from the building will be incorporated throughout the site helping to root memories in place. — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026