Synonyms of torn down

torn down

verb

past participle of tear down

1

as in destroyed

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

vandals tore down the wooden fence blocking the entrance to the beach

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroyed
• ruined
• demolished
• smashed
• wrecked
• shattered
• damaged
• pulled down
• devastated
• rubbed out
• marred
• done in
• removed
• dismantled
• pulverized
• wasted
• vaporized
• decimated
• annihilated
• extinguished
• totaled
• wracked
• overcome
• razed
• crushed
• desolated
• creamed
• prevailed (over)
• triumphed (over)
• won (against)
• broken
• eroded
• defeated
• crippled
• worn (away)
• vandalized
• nuked
• taken down
• washed out
• ravaged
• swept (away)
• cut down
• impaired
• wiped out
• injured
• trimmed
• surmounted
• conquered
• stamped (out)
• blasted
• blown up
• subdued
• mastered
• deteriorated
• licked
• dissolved
• rooted (out)
• spoiled
• mutilated
• disintegrated
• bested
• whipped
• harmed
• disfigured
• thrashed
• snuffed (out)
• undone
• blotted out
• mangled
• overmatched
• killed off
• overborne
• routed
• clobbered
• trounced
• scotched
• sacked
• dynamited
• defaced
• obliterated
• vitiated
• beaten
• killed
• taken out
• gutted
• mowed (down)
• looted
• dilapidated
• disassembled
• scoured
• eradicated
• exterminated
• trampled
• liquidated
• executed
• slaughtered
• murdered
• expunged
• plundered
• extirpated
• assassinated
• drubbed
• slain
• effaced
• massacred
• despoiled
• havocked
• walloped
• skunked
• trashed
• dispatched
• pillaged
• butchered
• unmade
• zapped
• felled
• unbuilt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• set up
• built
• constructed
• put up
• raised
• erected
• fixed
• created
• repaired
• reared
• produced
• brought about
• made
• invented
• formed
• manufactured
• assembled
• shaped
• established
• organized
• forged
• molded
• patched
• fabricated
• fashioned
• founded
• protected
• framed
• constituted
• revamped
• reconditioned
• instituted
• mended
• preserved
• saved
• doctored
• restored
• rebuilt
• reconstructed
• fathered
• conserved
• remodeled
• renovated

2

as in demolished

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

the new owners apparently bought the house just to tear it down and build a lavish mansion in its place

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demolished
• pulled down
• smashed
• razed
• finished
• wiped out
• wrecked
• leveled
• unbuilt
• destroyed
• blown up
• dynamited
• ruined
• obliterated
• overturned
• flattened
• ravaged
• abolished
• wasted
• cracked up
• decimated
• pulverized
• crushed
• eradicated
• done in
• dissolved
• extirpated
• totaled
• devastated
• annihilated
• devoured
• scourged
• unmade
• dashed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• built
• constructed
• put up
• raised
• erected
• renewed
• restored
• created
• made
• formed
• manufactured
• rebuilt
• shaped
• forged
• renovated
• fabricated
• fashioned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of torn down

And that still hasn’t prevented cliffs from eroding so much that teetering apartments had to be torn down. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Miller is referring to the original First National Bank building at Dearborn and Monroe, a contemporary of the Rector Building designed by Daniel Burnham and torn down in 1970. — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

That set off a frenzy among people in those neighborhoods and community organizers who don’t want houses torn down. — Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2026

Langkilde said the radar is detecting the lowest portions of the walls and foundations, which were made with large boulders that were often left in place when medieval buildings were torn down. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Original barn torn down The original barn was torn down and replaced with a rustic white structure with high ceilings, natural wood beams and enough space to accommodate around 200 guests. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

Many other theaters disappeared altogether, torn down in the name of urban renewal. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026

The show ran until 2008, and the building was mostly torn down in 2009. — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

In 2026, multiple Flock cameras in California were vandalized, torn down or destroyed by civilians leading to arrests in Sacramento County, Monterey County, Placer County and Alameda County. — Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026