dismantled
Definition
- Adjective:
- Taken apart or broken down: Describes something that has been systematically taken to pieces or disassembled.
- Demolished or destroyed: Refers to a structure that has been torn down, broken up, or razed.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The old factory was completely dismantled to make way for the new park.
- We found a dismantled engine in the garage, with all its parts laid out on the floor.
- After the festival, the crew dismantled the stage. Now, the area looks dismantled and empty.
Advanced Usage
- "to be dismantled": Often used in passive voice to describe the state of having been taken apart.
- The controversial statue was dismantled by the city council.
- Used figuratively to describe systems or institutions being taken apart.
- The investigation led to the dismantled reputation of the once-trusted organization.
Variants and Related Words
- Dismantle (verb): To take apart or break down a structure or system.
- They plan to dismantle the old bridge next month.
- Dismantlement (noun): The act or process of dismantling.
- The dismantlement of the nuclear facility will take years.
Synonyms
- Disassembled: Taken apart into its components.
- Demolished: Completely torn down or destroyed.
- Deconstructed: Analyzed or taken apart, often in a detailed or methodological way.
Antonyms
- Assembled: Put together.
- Constructed: Built or erected.
- Intact: Whole and not damaged.
Related Phrases
- "to dismantle something": The action that results in something being dismantled.
- The team worked overnight to dismantle the scaffolding.
- "in a dismantled state": Describing the condition of something that has been taken apart.
- The furniture arrived in a dismantled state, so we had to assemble it ourselves.
Adjective
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torn down and broken up
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