demolished
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Completely destroyed or torn down: Describes something that has been reduced to ruins or broken into pieces, typically as a result of deliberate action.
- Overwhelmingly defeated or refuted: Used figuratively to describe an argument, theory, or opponent that has been utterly defeated or proven wrong.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The demolished building was nothing but a pile of rubble. (The structure that was torn down was only a heap of debris.)
- After the hurricane, the entire coastal town was demolished. (Following the storm, the whole seaside town was completely destroyed.)
- His argument was completely demolished by the new evidence. (His line of reasoning was utterly refuted by the recently discovered facts.)
Advanced Usage
- "to be demolished": The most common usage is in the passive voice, indicating the state of having been destroyed.
- The old factory has been demolished to make way for a new park.
- Figurative Use: Often used in debates, sports, or competitions to indicate a total defeat.
- The champion boxer demolished his opponent in the first round. (The title-holding fighter utterly defeated his challenger quickly.)
Variants and Related Words
- Demolish (verb): To completely destroy or tear down something.
- The crew will demolish the unsafe bridge tomorrow.
- Demolition (noun): The act or process of demolishing.
- The demolition of the stadium took three weeks.
Synonyms
- Destroyed: Damaged so severely as to be unusable or unrecognizable.
- Razed: Completely leveled to the ground.
- Annihilated: Completely destroyed or obliterated.
- Wrecked: Badly damaged or destroyed.
Related Phrases
- "to be reduced to rubble": To be completely destroyed, leaving only broken fragments.
- The earthquake reduced the city center to rubble.
- "to be in ruins": To be in a state of complete destruction or decay.
- The castle stood in ruins for centuries.
Adjective
- torn down and broken up