TORN DOWN Synonyms: 176 Similar and Opposite Words

torn down

verb

past participle of tear down

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

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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

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Recent Examples of torn down First, though, everything must be torn down and rebuilt into something else. —

Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026 The building was torn down in 2003, but Preservation Chicago still considered its efforts to protect the building a win. —

Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026 And Preservation Chicago expressed worry that it might be torn down all over again. —

Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026 Bryan Tony, executive director of the Dallas Housing Coalition, said rents for low-income units can increase as new renters come in, and some smaller communities get torn down and redeveloped. —

Neal Franklin, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026 It has been closed and torn down a while. —

Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026 Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said Monday the last remaining historical home facing Lake Eola will not be torn down as some residents feared, even as the city plans to expand a park entrance near its location. —

Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026 The old hotel on the other side of Main Street that likely served as the exit point for the freedom seekers was torn down decades ago. —

Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Feb. 2026 As part of that expansion, the East Wing was torn down, including the theater and offices for the first lady. —

Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026

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The United States destroyed a key Iranian naval base in the Straight of Hormuz, sinking many vessels present, as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced the shipping lane was officially closed.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2026
Aircraft shelters at the air base to the north of the complex also appear to be damaged or destroyed.

— Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026