Synonyms for dismantle
dɪsˈmæn tldis·man·tle

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1. dismantle

   Synonyms:
   disrobe, divest, denude, despoil, disarm, strip

   Antonyms:
   kobe, invest, drape, adorn, arrange, equip, endue

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1. level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull downverb

   tear down so as to make flat with the ground

   "The building was levelled"

   Synonyms:
   demean, note, rase, bring down, let down, level off, disgrace, even out, take down, disassemble, degrade, strip, put down, down, lower, tear down, raze, take apart, push down, knock down, level, pull down, charge, break up, break apart, get down, even, point, flush, cut down

2. disassemble, dismantle, take apart, break up, break apartverb

   take apart into its constituent pieces

   Synonyms:
   resolve, fragmentise, fragmentize, decompose, collapse, analyze, tear down, interrupt, raze, crash, split up, pick, take down, break up, recess, part, crock up, disunify, sever, cut off, fragment, pull down, dissect, split, adjourn, disperse, break, disrupt, rase, discerp, dismember, dissolve, level, scatter, disassemble, crack, calve, dissipate, separate, break down, break apart, take apart, dispel, analyse, crack up, strip

3. strip, dismantleverb

   take off or remove

   "strip a wall of its wallpaper"

   Synonyms:
   leach, pull down, rifle, raze, undress, plunder, bare, take down, break up, strip down, denudate, denude, pillage, ransack, peel, loot, despoil, clean, divest, level, discase, disinvest, deprive, tear down, break apart, disassemble, unclothe, take apart, strip, foray, reave, disrobe, rase, uncase

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1. • Destroy
   • Remove

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1. dismantleverb

   Synonyms:
   unrig, strip of covering, deprive of apparatus or furniture

2. dismantleverb

   Synonyms:
   despoil, demolish, devastate, destroy, raze, pull to pieces

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1. dismantleverb

   Synonyms:
   raze, demolish

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1. List of paraphrases for "dismantle":

   disband, decommission, dismantling, dissolve, demolish, disassemble, disrupt, remove, destroy

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1. Charles Krauthammer:

   We gave in on the idea of them having to dismantle their enrichment, but even worse is the final capitulation, which was a giving in to a lifting of the embargo on ballistic missiles and conventional arms. I think even skeptics of the deal have been shocked by the degree of the capitulation.

2. Jacob G. Hornberger:

   The biggest threat to the American people today lies with the United States government. ... [T]he long-term solution is to dismantle, not reform, the iron fist of the welfare state and the controlled economy. This includes the end (not the reform) of the IRS, the DEA, the BATF, the SEC, the FDA, HUD, the departments of HHS, Labor, Agriculture, and energy, and every other agency that takes money from some and gives it to others or interferes with peaceful behavior.

3. Nancy Pelosi:

   The FCC’s moves to dismantle net neutrality will further stack the playing field in favor of the biggest bank account, chilling competition, hurting consumers and punishing entrepreneurs and small businesses.

4. John Bolton:

   If they have the strategic decision already made to do that and they are cooperative, we can move very quickly, and it is to North Korea's advantage to dismantle very quickly. Then the elimination of sanctions, aid by South Korea and Japan and others can all begin to flower.

5. Phil Weiser:

   We started this investigation under the prior( presidential) administration, and they had a categorical policy of not conducting these investigations, they were trying to dismantle existing consent decrees and not conducting new pattern and practice investigations. When we started this in the summer of 2020,( a federal investigation) wasn't an option. The only option was to use our authority.