Synonyms and Antonyms of demolish

synonym (synonym of demolish)

(noun)
destroy, overthrow, overturn, raze, ruin
A building, monument, or other structure is demolished when reduced to a shapeless mass; it is razed when leveled with the ground; it is destroyed whe more.. (noun)
(verb.creation)
consume, devour, pulverise, pulverize, subvert
destroy completely (verb.creation)
(verb.emotion)
crush, smash
humiliate or depress completely (verb.emotion)
(verb.competition)
destroy
defeat soundly (verb.competition)

antonym (antonym of demolish)

(noun)
build, construct, create, make, repair, restore

hypernym (demolish IS A KIND OF .... relation)

defeat soundly (verb.competition)

defeat, get the better of, overcome
win a victory over (verb.competition)
destroy completely (verb.creation)

destroy, destruct
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of (verb.creation)
humiliate or depress completely (verb.emotion)

abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortify
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of (verb.emotion)

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF demolish relation)

defeat soundly (verb.competition)

smash
overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful) (verb.competition)
(verb.competition)
swallow
engulf and destroy (verb.competition)
(verb.competition)
cut to ribbons
defeat totally (verb.competition)

derivation (.... is derived from demolish)

(noun.act)
demolition
the act of demolishing (noun.act)
destroy completely (verb.creation)

demolishing, leveling, razing, tearing down
complete destruction of a building (noun.act)
(noun.act)
pulverisation, pulverization
annihilation by pulverizing something (noun.act)
(noun.event)
demolition, destruction, wipeout
an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something (noun.event)

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. destroy, overthrow, overturn, raze, ruin . consume, devour, pulverise, pulverize, subvert . crush, smash . destroy . build, construct, create, make, repair, restore . defeat, get the better of, overcome . destroy, destruct . abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortify . smash . swallow . cut to ribbons . demolition . demolishing, leveling, razing, tearing down . pulverisation, pulverization . demolition, destruction, wipeout

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