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BUILD Antonyms

There are 16 antonyms of the word build. (opposite meanings)
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demolish
verbv
verb

• destroy completely

• ruin or destroy

• eat up completely, as with great appetite

• defeat soundly and humiliatingly

destroy
verbv
verb

• do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

• destroy completely; damage irreparably

• defeat soundly and humiliatingly

• put (an animal) to death

ruin
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

• a ruined building

• the process of becoming dilapidated

• an event that results in destruction

• failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

• destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined

verb

• destroy completely; damage irreparably

• destroy or cause to fail

• reduce to bankruptcy

• reduce to ruins

• deprive of virginity

• fall into ruin

wreck
verb, nounv, n
noun

• something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation

• an accident that destroys a ship at sea

• a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)

• a ship that has been destroyed at sea

verb

• smash or break forcefully

annihilate
verbv
verb

• kill in large numbers

disassemble
verbv
verb

• take apart into its constituent pieces

dismantle
verbv
verb

• tear down so as to make flat with the ground

• take apart into its constituent pieces

• take off or remove

flatten
verbv
verb

• make flat or flatter

• become flat or flatter

• lower the pitch of (musical notes)

level
nounn
noun

• a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

• a relative position or degree of value in a graded group

• a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

• height above ground

• indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid

• a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line

• an abstract place usually conceived as having depth

• a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale

adjective satellite

• having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

• not showing abrupt variations

• being on a precise horizontal plane

• oriented at right angles to the plumb

• of the score in a contest

verb

• aim at

• tear down so as to make flat with the ground

• make level or straight

• direct into a position for use

• talk frankly with; lay it on the line

• become level or even

obliterate
verbv
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

pulverize
verbv
verb

• make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust

• destroy completely

• become powder or dust

raze
verbv
verb

• tear down so as to make flat with the ground

undermine
verbv
verb

• destroy property or hinder normal operations

• hollow out as if making a cave or opening

decrease
verbv
noun

• a change downward

• a process of becoming smaller or shorter

• the amount by which something decreases

• the act of decreasing or reducing something

verb

• decrease in size, extent, or range

• make become smaller

dissipate
verbv
verb

• to cause to separate and go in different directions

• move away from each other

• spend frivolously and unwisely

• live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption

weaken
verbv
verb

• lessen the strength of

• become weaker

• destroy property or hinder normal operations

• reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of

• lessen in force or effect

Alternatives for DEMOLISH

Alternatives for DESTROY

Alternatives for RUIN

Alternatives for WRECK

Alternatives for ANNIHILATE

Alternatives for DISASSEMBLE

Alternatives for DISMANTLE

Alternatives for FLATTEN

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