DISMANTLED Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

dismantled

verb

past tense of dismantle

as in disassembled

to take apart dismantle the table for easier transport

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Recent Examples of dismantled This series has mirrored the 2004 NBA Finals, when the Detroit Pistons dismantled the Shaq-and-Kobe Lakers through relentless collective force. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 For decades, the novelist Tom McCarthy has dismantled the tropes of realist fiction. — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026 On Wednesday, officers in riot gear clashed with youths who dismantled police cordons and set up their own street barricades using burning trash bins. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Earlier this week, Variety published an in-depth report detailing how Jair Bolsonaro dismantled Brazil’s audiovisual sector, alerting to a similar future ahead if Flávio Bolsonaro wins the upcoming elections. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026 Viju Matthew By stripping out shoulder pads and lining, Giorgio Armani quietly dismantled a century of men’s tailoring convention. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 It is dismantled and set apart from the monster trucks and engines that provide its propulsion. — Tina M. Campt, Artforum, 1 Oct. 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 Back in San Francisco on Sunday night, Golden State thoroughly dismantled Dallas, taking a 36-point second-half lead and coasting to the finish for a 104-80 win. — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2026

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Engineers rely on expensive metal molds or complex tools that must be disassembled before removal.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
For traveling carnivals, rides are repeatedly disassembled, transported, and reassembled at different locations.

— Jamal Goss, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of disassembled

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But these programs are disconnected and spread out across the state, creating a situation where students in one part of Connecticut may have access to opportunities that are walled off from students living elsewhere.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
The team also demonstrated that the sheet could reconstruct its overall shape even after some fibers were cut or disconnected.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of disconnected

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Shortly after the Chinese aerospace company LandSpace launched a rocket in northwestern China, its booster—the part needed to thrust the rocket into orbit—successfully detached and landed back on earth.

— Kathleen Curlee, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026
By the time Quinn sculpted Kate, the image had already detached.

— Raven Smith, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of detached

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Between March 31 and April 1, 2024, Foy killed and dismembered Dale and was in the process of disposing of her body when law enforcement intervened, according to the district attorney's office.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of dismembered

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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
Meanwhile, the owner of the carriage involved in the fatal crash suspended the driver indefinitely and plans to retire the horse, according to union officials, who said the driver improperly dismounted to take a photograph of his passengers.

— Barry Williams, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026

Definition of dismounted

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However, the available demonstration does not specify the training setup, how responsibilities the divided between the learning methods, or the precise control architecture used during execution.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Cult members lived in makeshift homes of polythene sheeting and thatch that Mackenzie divided into areas with biblical names like Jerusalem and Judea.

— Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026

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