TEARING DOWN Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the phrase tearing down. (close relations)
tearing
Best Alternatives
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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 | ||||||
