Antonyms for demolish
dɪˈmɒl ɪʃde·mol·ish

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1. demolish

   A building, monument, or other structure is demolished when reduced to a shapeless mass; it is razed when leveled with the ground; it is destroyed when its structural unity is gone, whether or not its component parts remain. An edifice is destroyed by fire or earthquake; it is demolished by bombardment; it is ruined when, by violence or neglect, it has become unfit for human habitation. Compare ABOLISH; BREAK.

   Antonyms:
   build, construct, create, make, repair, restore

   Synonyms:
   destroy, overthrow, overturn, raze, ruin

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1. demolish, pulverize, pulveriseverb

   destroy completely

   "the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand"

   Synonyms:
   powderize, powder, crush, powderise, pulverise, smash, destroy, pulverize

2. crush, smash, demolishverb

   humiliate or depress completely

   "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"

   Synonyms:
   vanquish, pulverise, bang up, squelch, trounce, beat, break down, ruin, dash, oppress, suppress, break, smash up, destroy, pulverize, squeeze, nail, bankrupt, crush, mash, boom, squash, beat out, shell, jam, blast, smash

3. demolish, destroyverb

   defeat soundly

   "The home team demolished the visitors"

   Synonyms:
   put down, destruct, crush, ruin, pulverise, smash, destroy, pulverize

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1. demolishverb

   Synonyms:
   destroy

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1. repair

   rebuild means to repair, or fix.

   the construction workers had to rebuild the bridge, because it collapsed.

   Submitted by JP03 on October 27, 2014  

2. built

   it is the verb of built

   they demolish the tower twenty years ago.

   Submitted by anonymous on September 6, 2020  

How to use demolish in a sentence?

1. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

   The police are going deeply into the Arab neighborhoods, which has not been done in the past. We will demolish terrorists' homes.

2. Ole Petter Ottersen:

   I realize there are many feelings involved here. He tried to demolish the system. We have to stay faithful to it.

3. Jamie Johnson:

   Chris Christie has the best organizational staff in the state. They helped Steve King win against former Iowa first lady Christie Vilsack in 2012, they helped Gov. Branstad demolish his Democratic opponent in 2014, and so that team is now working for Chris Christie, and they are the most polished and most insightful campaign staffers that I know.

4. Johann von Goethe:

   He who wishes to exert a useful influence must be careful to insult nothing. Let him not be troubled by what seems absurd, but concentrate his energies to the creation of what is good. He must not demolish, but build. He must raise temples where mankind may come and partake of the purest pleasure.

5. Nour Odeh:

   They can tell this government that this modus operandi doesn’t work. You can’t keep pushing Palestinians like that. You can’t have more than 30 Palestinians killed in less than a month [as has happened in January]. You can’t demolish homes – that will expel families – and [impose] collective punishment measures, it won’t be long before Palestinians say, ‘You know what, we have to also organize and defend ourselves … nobody’s there to help us. So we’re going to do it ourselves.’ When you get there, nobody can put a lid on that.

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