DISMANTLE Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

dismantle

verb

(ˌ)dis-ˈman-tᵊl

Definition of dismantle

as in to disassemble

to take apart dismantle the table for easier transport

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Recent Examples of dismantle The last of them, a 12-year campaign against ISIS, sought to dismantle the Sunni extremist group that carved out territory across Syria and Iraq in the mid-2010s. — Sarah Tamimi, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026 Growing reliance on SaaS and PaaS is dismantling the barriers that have kept CIOs from rising further. — Mike Trkay, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Five years after Standard Oil was dismantled, the increasingly valuable companies ultimately made Rockefeller the world’s first billionaire. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026 The glee with which the abbey was dismantled reflected centuries of tension between the town authorities and the monks. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dismantle

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Workers are in the midst of disassembling the old plant, a process that is expected to be completed next year.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
Teams devised an unprecedented bit of spaceship surgery to replace the valve without draining the propellant and disassembling the spacecraft, steps that would have triggered a much longer delay.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of disassemble

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These are rooms that encourage guests to slow down, disconnect from digital intrusions, and recenter themselves.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026
As costs rise, Jenks expects utilities to disconnect more households because people won't be able to afford their bills.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

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The crisis reached a peak in late 2018, when Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi American columnist for the Washington Post, was killed and dismembered by a hit squad inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
When Thorwald’s wife is nowhere to be seen the next day, Jeff is convinced that Thorwald murdered and dismembered her.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026

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The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces overnight struck targets in Ukraine's southern Odesa region on the Black Sea coast with drones.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has largely rebounded, but only at great risk to tankers, 20 of which have been struck in the last month, suggesting recovery could be unsustainable.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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Buck has long since dismounted from his high horse, but people who live in glass houses that are also occupied by Mike Darnell should probably be a bit more judicious when hucking rocks.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Governing bodies in neighboring San Ramon, San Anselmo in Marin County, and Burlingame in San Mateo County have adopted similar policies requiring people to dismount e-bikes when traveling through public parks.

— Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026

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Bryan pushed back at the time, arguing that the song spoke to both sides of the aisle and urging fans not to let social media narratives divide them.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2026
Although the studio holds out hope that awards buzz could help the film have some legs as audiences discover it, critics have been divided, with Digger holding a 51 percent approval from reviewers on Rotten Tomatoes.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026

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