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

Statues are torn down, buildings with people's names on them erode. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026

Cooley High School, a landmark on Detroit's west side for nearly a century, is being torn down after years of vacancy left the historic building too deteriorated to save. — Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

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

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