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 As part of the renovation, the library is torn down. —

Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026 The Devon Avenue building, which sported a rooftop organic farm, has since been torn down. —

Adam Harrington, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026 The old fieldhouse built in the early 1950s was torn down and replaced. —

Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026 Salim poses for a photo in front of the building now being torn down to make space for a playground. —

Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026 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 building is gone now, torn down during the street’s subsequent redevelopment. —

Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 15 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

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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