Synonyms of demolishing

demolishing 1 of 2

noun

as in wrecking

Related Words

• wrecking
• destruction
• desecration
• ravaging
• demolishment
• ravage
• trashing
• ruination
• desecrating
• vandalism
• ruin
• defacement
• defacing
• sabotage
• vandalization
• looting
• plundering
• pillaging
• marauding
• despoiling
• pillage
• ransacking
• spoliation
• plunder
• predation
• depredation
• sacking
• despoilment

Dissimilar Words

• saving
• protection
• preservation
• conservation
• salvage

demolishing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of demolish

1

as in destroying

to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces

developers demolished the old warehouse to make room for the new shopping mall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroying
• razing
• smashing
• wrecking
• ruining
• unbuilding
• tearing down
• dynamiting
• finishing
• leveling
• pulling down
• overturning
• flattening
• obliterating
• ravaging
• eradicating
• abolishing
• decimating
• wasting
• pulverizing
• annihilating
• devastating
• extirpating
• devouring
• crushing
• dissolving
• wiping out
• totaling
• blowing up
• unmaking
• dashing
• cracking up
• doing in
• scourging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• building
• constructing
• erecting
• raising
• restoring
• rebuilding
• creating
• renewing
• making
• forming
• putting up
• shaping
• manufacturing
• renovating
• forging
• fashioning
• fabricating

2

as in ruining

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of

most of the buildings in the town had been demolished in the bombing raid

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroying
• ruining
• wrecking
• shattering
• smashing
• devastating
• overcoming
• damaging
• razing
• wasting
• annihilating
• extinguishing
• pulverizing
• decimating
• eroding
• vaporizing
• dismantling
• ravaging
• marring
• totaling
• killing
• defeating
• crushing
• creaming
• removing
• nuking
• blasting
• crippling
• tearing down
• pulling down
• wracking
• breaking
• injuring
• doing in
• subduing
• conquering
• desolating
• disintegrating
• mutilating
• trimming
• licking
• dissolving
• deteriorating
• rubbing out
• dynamiting
• impairing
• spoiling
• harming
• clobbering
• mastering
• eradicating
• defacing
• obliterating
• surmounting
• whipping
• prevailing (over)
• gutting
• mangling
• routing
• disfiguring
• thrashing
• disassembling
• winning (against)
• besting
• beating
• scouring
• slaughtering
• walloping
• undoing
• exterminating
• wearing (away)
• expunging
• vandalizing
• liquidating
• murdering
• triumphing (over)
• plundering
• assassinating
• trouncing
• vitiating
• extirpating
• sweeping (away)
• sacking
• executing
• trashing
• looting
• effacing
• pillaging
• overmatching
• despoiling
• trampling
• scotching
• blowing up
• massacring
• washing out
• unbuilding
• wiping out
• slaying
• dispatching
• dilapidating
• taking down
• overbearing
• drubbing
• butchering
• stamping (out)
• cutting down
• unmaking
• zapping
• blotting out
• rooting (out)
• felling
• killing off
• skunking
• taking out
• mowing (down)
• snuffing (out)
• havocking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• building
• constructing
• erecting
• repairing
• raising
• creating
• fixing
• rearing
• setting up
• making
• producing
• forming
• putting up
• inventing
• establishing
• assembling
• shaping
• manufacturing
• organizing
• revamping
• fashioning
• forging
• framing
• protecting
• preserving
• fabricating
• molding
• constituting
• patching
• reconditioning
• instituting
• saving
• mending
• rebuilding
• restoring
• conserving
• doctoring
• founding
• reconstructing
• bringing about
• remodeling
• renovating
• fathering

3

as in shattering

to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive

terrorists used a powerful pipe bomb to demolish the concrete wall around the compound

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shattering
• smashing
• destroying
• blowing
• blasting
• exploding
• bursting
• popping
• detonating
• wrecking
• blowing up
• dynamiting
• ruining
• annihilating
• decimating
• fragmenting
• discharging
• splintering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapsing
• imploding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of demolishing

Noun

In the filing, Omni Hotels outlined a five-year timeframe that would get the site fully designed, permitted and prepared for construction, noting construction would not start until at least five years after the demolishing of the buildings on site. — Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 28 Aug. 2025

Verb

This is not the first time a coach in LAUSD has gotten into trouble trying to improve a facility, with the district issuing disciplinary action and demolishing the improvement because it was not authorized. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

On Thursday, the judge ordered the Kennedy Center to provide 30 days' notice before making any major physical changes to the building, including demolishing it. — Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026

Chinese leader Xi Jinping, however, has spent the past decade demolishing nearly every institution that supposedly kept the party strong. — Andrew Mertha, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026

The problem is that the Giants are a bit overrated after demolishing the Cowboys and the Rams are a bit underrated after their terrible performance in Australia against the 49ers. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

The condition was dire enough that demolishing the building was a consideration. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026

One drone operator talks about going out for lunch or hanging out with their friends in Tel Aviv after demolishing people’s houses in Gaza from miles away. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

At Cordova Villa Elementary, construction includes demolishing the existing administration building and a classroom building. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

By 2022, the former mill was in disrepair, leading the city to purchase the property with the intention of demolishing it. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026