ERECTING Antonyms

• the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery)

• changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface

• complete destruction of a building

• the act of making equal or uniform

• the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled

• complete destruction of a building

• an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion

• a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in

• the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink

• a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

• break down, literally or metaphorically

• collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack

• fold or close up

• fall apart

• cause to burst

• suffer a nervous breakdown

• lose significance, effectiveness, or value

• do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

• destroy completely; damage irreparably

• defeat soundly and humiliatingly

• put (an animal) to death

• take apart into its constituent pieces

• fall down, as if collapsing

• cause to topple or tumble by pushing

• complete destruction of a building

• not upright in position or posture