Antonyms for demolishing
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : dih-mol-ish |
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈmɒl ɪʃ |
Definition of demolishing
Origin :- 1560s, from Middle French demoliss-, present participle stem of démolir "to destroy, tear down" (late 14c.), from Latin demoliri "tear down," from de- "down" (see de-) + moliri "build, construct," from moles (genitive molis) "massive structure" (see mole (n.3)). Related: Demolished; demolishing.
- verb destroy; consume
- For a long time the question of demolishing the city walls has been debated.
- Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
- Rose came flying in as he was demolishing a savory slice of venison.
- Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Quebec » by Amanda Millie Douglas
- He lost no time in demolishing the locker in the head which Mr. Lapham had fitted there.
- Extract from : « All Adrift » by Oliver Optic
- They have been kept locked to prevent the crowd from demolishing the building.
- Extract from : « My Wonderful Visit » by Charlie Chaplin
- On the two lower floors no work of demolishing the place was visible.
- Extract from : « The Mystery of Jockey Hollow » by Cleo Garis
- The next day the work of demolishing the boarding-house began.
- Extract from : « Saturday's Child » by Kathleen Norris
- This God is occupied only in building to destroy, in demolishing to rebuild.
- Extract from : « Letters To Eugenia » by Paul Henri Thiry Holbach
- They had torn down the fence surrounding it, and were demolishing the windows.
- Extract from : « The Great Riots of New York 1712 to 1873 » by J.T. Headley
- There he fell in with men who were interested in demolishing the old camp.
- Extract from : « Roy Blakeley in the Haunted Camp » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
- It was infinitely worse to be the cause of her demolishing it.
- Extract from : « Old Crow » by Alice Brown
Synonyms for demolishing
- annihilate
- break
- bulldoze
- burst
- crack
- crush
- decimate
- defeat
- devastate
- devour
- dilapidate
- dismantle
- eat
- flatten
- gobble up
- knock down
- level
- obliterate
- overthrow
- overturn
- pulverize
- put away
- put in toilet
- raze
- ruin
- sink
- smash
- take apart
- take out
- tear down
- torpedo
- total
- trash
- undo
- wax
- wipe off map
- wrack
- wreck
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