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RECONSTRUCTION Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word reconstruction. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For RECONSTRUCTION

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breakdown
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue

• a mental or physical breakdown

• (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action

• a cessation of normal operation

• an analysis into mutually exclusive categories

• (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance

collapse
verb, nounv, n
noun

• 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)

verb

• 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

decay
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the process of gradually becoming inferior

• a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

• the organic phenomenon of rotting

• an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying

• the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation

verb

• lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current

• fall into decay or ruin

• undergo decay or decomposition

demolition
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an event that completely destroys something

• the act of demolishing

destruction
noun

• the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

• an event that completely destroys something

• a final state

disintegration
nounn
noun

• in a decomposed state

• a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system

• separation into component parts

• the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation

• total destruction

failure
noun

• an act that fails

• an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose

• lack of success

• a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

• an unexpected omission

• inability to discharge all your debts as they come due

• loss of ability to function normally

fragmentation
nounn
noun

• separating something into fine particles

• the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships

• (computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk

• the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes

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

shatter
verbv
verb

• break into many pieces

• damage or destroy

• cause to break into many pieces

Alternatives for BREAKDOWN

Alternatives for COLLAPSE

Alternatives for DECAY

Alternatives for DEMOLITION

Alternatives for DESTRUCTION

Alternatives for DISINTEGRATION

Alternatives for FAILURE

Alternatives for FRAGMENTATION

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