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 The mansion is protected by a conservation easement with the Missouri Preservation Society, protecting the house and a one-foot radius around it from being torn down. —

Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026 The storms damaged almost 500 houses and have torn down trees and power lines in their path, according to Sky News. —

Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026 Two other YMCAs have also closed and have gone on to be torn down in recent years. —

Adam Harrington, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026 Long-time residents may recall that there once were three single-family homes along Glen Flora Avenue and a cleaners before they were torn down for parking spaces. —

Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026 The club’s original home at Griffith Park was torn down to build an equestrian center for the 1984 Olympics. —

ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026 The coliseum site is just beginning to be reused after being torn down in ’07. —

Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026 The plan would be to keep the fish house operating, but with protections to keep it from being torn down or renovated into something unrecognizable. —

Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026 The shuttered Chez Artiste movie theater in Denver’s University Hills neighborhood may be torn down. —

Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026

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The assault killed at least seventeen people, including a twelve-year-old boy, wounded dozens, and destroyed buildings.

— Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
The 24 staff members in Ruiz Verduzco’s office are tasked with assisting victims and their families, establishing programs in communities destroyed by violence and drumming up financial support.

— Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026