DISASSEMBLE Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

disassemble

verb

ˌdis-ə-ˈsem-bəl

Definition of disassemble

as in to dismantle

to take apart they had to disassemble the television set in order to replace the wiring

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as in to dissipate

to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole the class was slow to disassemble, many waiting around to ask the instructor some questions

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Recent Examples of disassemble Perhaps with patience and practice, conversations like these can build empathy, promote compromise and begin to disassemble the walls dividing us. — Lisa Pavia-Higel, The Conversation, 27 May 2026 There for a while, before the recall was officially issued, there were dealers taking care of these problems under warranty, but what that entailed was essentially disassembling the entire engine, right? — Joel Feder, The Drive, 3 June 2026 Fixing the honeybee sculpture To fix the honeybee, Elder has to order more supplies worth hundreds of dollars and disassemble it in order to eventually put it back together. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026 But by the time Villanova went to Broad Street to play Temple in 2017, the Wildcats had entirely disassembled the Big 5, turning it into their own personal playground. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for disassemble

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disassemble

Verb

That could mean dismantling the 10,500-foot runway the county installed there in the 1960s, before environmental groups — led by Marjory Stoneman Douglas — rose up to block what was supposed to be the country’s largest airport.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
Some agencies are in the process of being dismantled; others were shut down altogether.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

Definition of dismantle

Verb

In front of a predominantly Brazilian crowd and with the haze of a pre-match pyrotechnic display still dissipating, Norway seemed to leap out to a lead in the first few minutes with a goal by Patrick Berg, but it was quickly ruled offside.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
The Gen5 version adds vapor chamber cooling to dissipate heat more effectively during intensive workloads.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026

Definition of dissipate

Verb

On the solstice, the first goal was to clear trash that had found its way onto the orchard, then form makeshift berms out of rocks dispersed around the space.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
The San Jose Police Department has declared an unlawful assembly and in the name of the People of the State of California, order all those assembled at Santa Clara St and Almaden Ave to immediately disperse, which means to break up this assembly.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of disperse

Verb

If your pet already has a microchip, make sure the information is up to date; sometimes, even pets with microchips can’t be identified because the phone number associated with them has been disconnected.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Without considering objects, understanding history is incomplete, leaving people today disconnected from those who lived it.

— Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

Definition of disconnect

Verb

Benning's cause of death was a fatal combination of a large amount of cocaine dissolved in alcohol, medical examiners testified during Taylor's trial.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Plagued by criticism and scandal, it was eventually dissolved by Congress and replaced by a new commission that decided to mostly fund community celebrations.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of dissolve

Verb

Suffering from a broken rib and sinus infection, Remco Evenepoel hands his bidon to a child on the roadside and dismounts his bike.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 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

Definition of dismount

Verb

His plan worked, and the bear darted to the side of the road before disappearing back into the woods.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Safe havens, in other words, have not disappeared but have become far less predictable.

— Lim Hui Jie,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 July 2026