DISMOUNTED Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

dismounted

verb

past tense of dismount

as in descended

to come down from something (as a vehicle) the coachman dismounted from his seat in order to assist the weary travelers

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to take apart dismount a revolver for cleaning

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Recent Examples of dismounted 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 Their father dismounted, went down on foot, climbed the fence his son had crawled under. — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026 Ukrainian drones monitor these areas for resupply movement by small trucks, ground robots, or dismounted troops. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026 Stopping, the man dismounted and shot that big bear square in the chest. — Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026

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Dozens of federal agents descended on Omar Alexander Muñoz's residential cul-de-sac in Commerce, a small city in Los Angeles County, to make the arrest.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Advertisement Within minutes, the festival grounds descended into chaos.

— Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of descended

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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

Definition of dismantled

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Scores of new fathers kissed their babies for the first time, couples cried and embraced and hundreds of parents let out a collective sigh of relief as the crew disembarked on the north end of the Coronado peninsula.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
The third pilot flew it to Saudi Arabia, where the plane landed and the passengers disembarked.

— Anna Burd, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

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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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BookTok’s preferences may skew toward familiar beats and blunt-force sensation, but in Harpman the hive mind has alighted on something more capacious and slippery.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
According to the latest available rail passenger statistics, a grand total of 76 people have alighted or boarded at Shippea Hill in the previous 12 months.

— Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026

Definition of alighted

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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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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

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