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 It’s being torn down by American Demolition, which is based in Brighton. —

Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026 Right now, government is being torn down, rather than built up. —

Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026 Dozens of homes on either side of the road were torn down to make way for the road. —

Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026 Though some have been torn down and replaced by new and more exciting attractions, others have survived. —

John Haddad, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026 Beams left exposed across ceilings and the treads of a floating staircase are yellow pine pulled from a warehouse in Brooklyn that had been torn down. —

Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 2 Apr. 2026 The nearby village of Dashan was also torn down to make way for the development of the base. —

Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026 In Russia, czarist monuments were replaced by statues of Communist leaders, which in turn were torn down — statues of Stalin also fell in Hungary, Georgia and Albania. —

Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026 The Devon Avenue building, which sported a rooftop organic farm, has since been torn down. —

Adam Harrington, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026

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While there are no comprehensive studies comparing the environmental impacts of cultivated versus conventional seafood, alternatives like Wildtype could avoid ocean pollution and overfishing, which have caused losses in biodiversity and destroyed the ocean’s resiliency.

— Jaia Clingham-David, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Apr. 2026
Yutu destroyed 85% of the Saipan campus of Northern Marianas College, said the school's president, Galvin Deleon Guerrero.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026