as in to demolish
to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces
beavers were busily building dams, and local landowners were just as diligently unbuilding them
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Recent Examples of unbuild
The price/value ratio can build a brand and unbuild it too.
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Zenger News, Forbes, 17 May 2022
The upcoming simulation challenges players to unbuild a city, transforming old urban wastelands into rewilded natural space.
—Mark Hill, Wired, 6 Jan. 2022
Zenger News, Forbes, 17 May 2022
The upcoming simulation challenges players to unbuild a city, transforming old urban wastelands into rewilded natural space.
—Mark Hill, Wired, 6 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbuild
demolish
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After considerable debate, the city demolished the building in March 2026.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The committee’s meetings were sometimes contentious, with one of the toughest debates being whether the nightclub would be demolished or preserved in part.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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“Unbuild.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbuild. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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