Demolition

//ɖɛ~ɪˈmɔlɪʃən//

Synonyms for "demolition" (37 found)

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Closest matches (8)

answer complete answer confounding confutation contradiction controversion demolishment denial

Strong matches (11)

destruction disassembly discrediting dismantlement disposal effective rejoinder flattening leveling overthrow

Noun(2 words)

destruction mischief

Related words (18)

overthrowal pillage ravage razing rebuttal refutal refutation smashing squelch subversion tearing down undermining unmaking upset upsetting wreckage wrecking

Noun(1 words)

wipeout

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

5 entries

conclusion destruction devastation ending finish

Synonyms

1 entries

destruction

Related terms

3 entries

teardown wrecking ball wrecking bar

derived

6 entries

counterdemolition demolition ball demolition derby demolitionist nondemolition redemolition

is a

1 entries

destruction

related to

2 entries

demolish destroy

Translations

48 translations across 30 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

καθαίρεσις noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

Arabic

1 entries

هَدْم noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

Armenian

1 entries

քանդում noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

Bulgarian

2 entries

срутване noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)
събаряне noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

Catalan

1 entries

demolició noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

ڕوخاندن noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

Czech

3 entries

bourání noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)
demolice noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)
ničení noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

Danish

2 entries

demolering noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)
nedrivning noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

Dutch

2 entries

afbraak noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)
sloop noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

Finnish

3 entries

hajottaminen noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)
purkaminen noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)
purku noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

French

1 entries

démolition noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

Georgian

3 entries

აღება noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)
დანგრევა noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)
დაქცევა noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

German

4 entries

Abbruch noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)
Abriss noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)
Demolierung noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)
Zerstörung noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

Hebrew

1 entries

הריסה noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

Indonesian

1 entries

penghancuran noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

Italian

1 entries

demolizione noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

Latin

1 entries

disturbātiō noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

Macedonian

2 entries

ру́шење noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)
ури́вање noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

Malay

1 entries

perobohan noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

Māori

2 entries

tukitukinga noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)
turakanga noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

Polish

1 entries

rozbiórka noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

Portuguese

1 entries

demolição noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

Russian

1 entries

снос noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

Sanskrit

1 entries

नाश noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

Spanish

2 entries

demolición noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)
derribo noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

Swahili

1 entries

ubomoaji noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

Swedish

1 entries

demolering noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

Tagalog

2 entries

demolisyon noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)
paggiba noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

Ukrainian

1 entries

знесення noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

Welsh

3 entries

chwalfa noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)
chwalu noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)
dymchweliad noun (the action of demolishing or destroying)

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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If the demolition of buildings is uncontrolled, a fine city is in danger of becoming nothing more than a concrete jungle.

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Well over three thousand people signed to prevent the demolition of this historic building.

Source: tatoeba (397478)

This was the first time Tom had ever seen a demolition derby.

Source: tatoeba (1096048)

All demolition charges have been deactivated.

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