tear down Sentence Examples
- The old factory was scheduled to be torn down to make way for a new shopping center.
- The demolition crew was hired to tear down the condemned building.
- The earthquake caused a section of the building to tear down completely.
- The protesters gathered outside the city hall, demanding the mayor tear down the statue of the former mayor.
- The construction workers used a wrecking ball to tear down the dilapidated house.
- The angry mob tore down the barricades that had been put in place to block their path.
- The homeowner hired a contractor to tear down the shed that had become infested with termites.
- The old barn was torn down to salvage the lumber for other projects.
- The city council voted to tear down the historic building to create a new park.
- The redevelopment plan called for the wholesale tear down of an entire neighborhood.
tear down Meaning
tear down (v)
tear down so as to make flat with the ground
Synonyms & Antonyms of tear down
Synonyms:
- trash
- dynamite
- extirpate
- deteriorate
- scotch
- undo
- whip
- assassinate
- obliterate
- disintegrate
- dissolve
- massacre
- kill-off
- sweep-away-
- wipe-out
- mangle
- expunge
- eradicate
- blow-up
- mutilate
- injure
- take-out
- pillage
- stamp-out-
- execute
- murder
- root-out-
- wash-out
- drub
- snuff-out-
- thrash
- butcher
- lick
- trim
- surmount
- wrack
- disassemble
- spoil
- harm
- fell
- clobber
- impair
- loot
- skunk
- wear-away-
- cut-down
- trounce
- master
- sack
- take-down
- exterminate
- disfigure
- efface
- dispatch
- trample
- slay
- conquer
- dismantle
- blot-out
- nuke
- scour
- overbear
- wallop
- overmatch
- beat
- plunder
- liquidate
- unmake
- havoc
- gut
- slaughter
- despoil
- deface
- rout
- vitiate
- subdue
- mow-down-
- dilapidate
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word tear down
tear down so as to make flat with the ground
devastate, wreck, overcome, smash, damage, pull down, demolish, shatter,destroy, ruin
repair, raise, set up, erect, patch, create, build, repair, rear, rear
The old factory was scheduled to be torn down to make way for a new shopping center.
The demolition crew was hired to tear down the condemned building.
The earthquake caused a section of the building to tear down completely.
The protesters gathered outside the city hall, demanding the mayor tear down the statue of the former mayor.
