Synonyms of torn down

torn down

verb

past participle of tear down

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroyed
• ruined
• demolished
• smashed
• wrecked
• shattered
• devastated
• damaged
• pulled down
• rubbed out
• marred
• removed
• done in
• dismantled
• wasted
• pulverized
• vaporized
• decimated
• annihilated
• extinguished
• totaled
• overcome
• crushed
• wracked
• razed
• desolated
• creamed
• prevailed (over)
• triumphed (over)
• broken
• won (against)
• eroded
• crippled
• defeated
• vandalized
• ravaged
• worn (away)
• nuked
• taken down
• washed out
• swept (away)
• cut down
• trimmed
• impaired
• injured
• wiped out
• surmounted
• blasted
• conquered
• stamped (out)
• blown up
• subdued
• mastered
• deteriorated
• spoiled
• dissolved
• licked
• rooted (out)
• mutilated
• disintegrated
• whipped
• bested
• undone
• harmed
• disfigured
• thrashed
• snuffed (out)
• blotted out
• mangled
• overmatched
• killed off
• overborne
• routed
• clobbered
• sacked
• trounced
• dynamited
• scotched
• defaced
• killed
• beaten
• looted
• obliterated
• vitiated
• taken out
• gutted
• mowed (down)
• dilapidated
• disassembled
• scoured
• eradicated
• exterminated
• trampled
• liquidated
• executed
• slaughtered
• murdered
• plundered
• expunged
• extirpated
• assassinated
• drubbed
• slain
• effaced
• massacred
• despoiled
• havocked
• walloped
• skunked
• trashed
• dispatched
• pillaged
• butchered
• unmade
• zapped
• felled
• unbuilt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• set up
• built
• constructed
• put up
• raised
• erected
• fixed
• created
• repaired
• reared
• produced
• brought about
• made
• invented
• formed
• manufactured
• assembled
• shaped
• established
• organized
• forged
• molded
• patched
• fabricated
• fashioned
• founded
• protected
• framed
• constituted
• revamped
• reconditioned
• instituted
• mended
• preserved
• saved
• doctored
• restored
• rebuilt
• reconstructed
• fathered
• conserved
• remodeled
• renovated

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demolished
• pulled down
• smashed
• razed
• finished
• wrecked
• wiped out
• leveled
• unbuilt
• destroyed
• blown up
• dynamited
• ruined
• obliterated
• overturned
• flattened
• ravaged
• wasted
• abolished
• cracked up
• crushed
• decimated
• pulverized
• eradicated
• done in
• dissolved
• extirpated
• totaled
• devastated
• annihilated
• devoured
• scourged
• unmade
• dashed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• built
• constructed
• put up
• raised
• erected
• renewed
• restored
• created
• made
• formed
• manufactured
• rebuilt
• shaped
• forged
• renovated
• fabricated
• fashioned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of torn down

Their wait spanned three years while their old houses were torn down and rebuilt. — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026

Some started well before the festival kickoff to allow for set up, and most will remain in place after the music fest ends Sunday so that the infrastructure can be torn down. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Older homes are being torn down, replaced by sleek new constructions, and private security forces can be spotted along residential streets, parked in front of gates and hedges. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 July 2026

Three others were torn down by Department of Homeland Security contractors on July 27. — Michael Loria, USA Today, 29 July 2026

When Congress refused to fund its completion in time for the 1876 Centennial, there were even demands that the eyesore be torn down. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 27 July 2026

The original venue was torn down a few years after the Yes/Frampton show, and replaced with a much smaller stadium that seats just 3,000 people. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026

In his follow up email on Wednesday, Harper said engineers had concluded the bridge should be torn down. — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2026

Especially as more and more of Charlotte’s historic buildings are being torn down. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026