TEARING DOWN Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the phrase tearing down. (close relations)
tearing
Best Alternative Words for TEARING DOWN
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demolishing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • complete destruction of a building | ||||||||
leveling | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface • complete destruction of a building • the act of making equal or uniform | ||||||||
razing | verbv | |||||||
noun • the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled • complete destruction of a building | ||||||||
annihilating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction • making light of | ||||||||
dismantling | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery) | ||||||||
obviating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • made impossible | ||||||||
bulldozing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
verb • flatten with or as if with a bulldozer | ||||||||
destroying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of • destroy completely; damage irreparably • defeat soundly and humiliatingly • put (an animal) to death | ||||||||
eradicating | verbv | |||||||
verb • kill in large numbers • destroy completely, as if down to the roots | ||||||||
obliterating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • reduced to nothingness verb • mark for deletion, rub off, or erase • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing • remove completely from recognition or memory • do away with completely, without leaving a trace |