| Main Entry: |
demolish |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
destroy; consume |
Synonyms: |
annihilate,
break, bulldoze,
burst,
crack,
crush,
decimate,
defeat,
devastate,
devour, dilapidate,
dismantle,
eat, flatten, gobble up, knock down,
level,
obliterate,
overthrow, overturn, pulverize, put away, put in toilet,
raze,
ruin,
sink,
smash, take apart,
take out, tear down, torpedo,
total*,
trash*,
undo, wax, wipe off map, wrack,
wreck
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Antonyms: |
build, construct, fix, produce, rebuild, repair, restore
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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