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 Commissioner Patty Sheehan, the lone vote for landmark status, had feared the house would be torn down to make way for the park expansion, as did members of the trust, which petitioned for the designation. —

Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026 Zivin said the residents’ homes were immediately torn down by the owner’s demolition team. —

Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026 The last commercial tenant — a freestanding McDonald’s — was torn down in January 2025. —

Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026 The court in fact was being torn down immediately after the KU game. —

Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026 By 1753, the lot held an inn and a tavern, but about two centuries after the garden was created, the area was slated to be torn down. —

Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026 First, though, everything must be torn down and rebuilt into something else. —

Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026 The Chicago Stock Exchange Building was infamously torn down in 1971 and 1972 despite passionate protests from preservationists. —

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

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Reviewing the Pentagon’s video, Miguel said the footage showed buildings on his property being destroyed.

— Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Even factory resets may leave traces of data, so some recyclers will go as far as shredding a device's hard drive — and verify it's been destroyed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026