What are the opposite words for construction?
Antonyms are the opposite of a given word, which makes it interesting to explore the antonyms for the word "construction." The antonyms for construction could be destruction, deconstruction, or demolition. Destruction is the opposite of construction, which means something is being destroyed or ruined. Deconstruction is taking apart or analyzing something and breaking it down to understand it fully. Demolition is the act of tearing down a structure or building. These antonyms offer an alternate view of the concept of construction as they involve the dismantling or destructive process rather than creating or building something new.
- desolation
-
destruction
- demolition,
- devastation,
- havoc,
- ruination,
- subjugation,
- abolishings,
- assassinatings,
- crashings,
- crushings,
- dis integrating,
- dis solving,
- dis-integrating,
- dis-solving,
- disintegratings,
- disruptings,
- dissolvings,
- extinguishings,
- in validating,
- in-validating,
- invalidatings,
- shatterings,
- slayings,
- subjugations,
- subvertings.
-
dismissal
- conge,
- dislodgment,
- relegation,
- Deposal,
- housecleaning,
- brushoff,
- brush offs,
- brush-off,
- brush-offs,
- brushoffs,
- conges,
- de position,
- de positions,
- de-position,
- de-positions,
- deposals,
- dis charge,
- dis charges,
- dis lodgment,
- dis lodgments,
- dis missal,
- dis missals,
- dis placement,
- dis placements,
- dis possession,
- dis possessions,
- dis-charge,
- dis-charges,
- dis-lodgment,
- dis-lodgments,
- dis-missal,
- dis-missals,
- dis-placement,
- dis-placements,
- dis-possession,
- dis-possessions,
- dislodgments,
- ex patriations,
- ex-patriation,
- ex-patriations,
- kiss offs,
- kiss-offs,
- kissoff,
- kissoffs,
- old heave hos,
- old heave-ho,
- old heave-hos,
- old heaveho,
- old heavehos,
- re legation,
- re legations,
- re-legation,
- re-legations,
- relegations.
-
end
- butt end,
- expiry,
- neb,
- nib,
- omega,
- sign off,
- windup,
- Desistance,
- windups,
- NEBS,
- signoff,
- borderlines,
- butt ends,
- de sign,
- de signs,
- de termination,
- de terminations,
- de-sign,
- de-signs,
- de-termination,
- de-terminations,
- desistances,
- dis continuance,
- dis continuances,
- dis-continuance,
- dis-continuances,
- ex tent,
- ex tents,
- ex-tent,
- ex-tents,
- expiries,
- in tent,
- in tents,
- omegas,
- out come,
- out comes,
- out-come,
- out-comes,
- sign offs,
- sign-off,
- sign-offs,
- signoffs,
- tag ends,
- ultimates,
- up shot,
- up shots,
- up-shot,
- up-shots,
- where heading,
- where headings,
- where one heading,
- where one's heading,
- where one's headings,
- where ones heading,
- where ones headings,
- wrap ups,
- wrap-up,
- wrap-ups,
- wrapup,
- wrapups.
- bane
- death
- ruin
-
deterioration
- vitiation,
- de gradation,
- de gradations,
- de scent,
- de scents,
- de valuation,
- de valuations,
- de-gradation,
- de-gradations,
- de-scent,
- de-scents,
- de-valuation,
- de-valuations,
- decayings,
- degringolade,
- degringolades,
- dis location,
- dis locations,
- dis-location,
- dis-locations,
- spoilings,
- vitiations,
- worsenings.
- loss
- defeat
-
waste
- wastage,
- Unthriftiness,
- lost opportunities,
- lost opportunity,
- mis application,
- mis applications,
- mis-application,
- mis-applications,
- over doing,
- over doings,
- over-doing,
- over-doings,
- overdoings,
- squanderings,
- un thriftiness,
- un thriftinesses,
- un-thriftiness,
- un-thriftinesses,
- unthriftinesses,
- wastages.
- disintegration
-
damage
- cave in,
- mutilation,
- cave ins,
- cave-in,
- cave-ins,
- cavein,
- caveins,
- de basement,
- de basements,
- de privation,
- de privations,
- de-basement,
- de-basements,
- de-privation,
- de-privations,
- dis service,
- dis services,
- dis-service,
- dis-services,
- marrings,
- mis chief,
- mis chiefs,
- mutilations,
- out rages,
- out-rage,
- out-rages,
- re verse,
- re-verse,
- ruinings,
- wreckings.
- annihilation
- corrosion
- demolition
- depredation
- despoliation
-
dissolution
- disbandment,
- liquefaction,
- Defunction,
- breaking ups,
- de function,
- de functions,
- de-function,
- de-functions,
- defunctions,
- dis appearance,
- dis appearances,
- dis continuation,
- dis continuations,
- dis solution,
- dis solutions,
- dis union,
- dis unions,
- dis-appearance,
- dis-appearances,
- dis-continuation,
- dis-continuations,
- dis-solution,
- dis-solutions,
- dis-union,
- dis-unions,
- disbandments,
- liquefactions,
- meltings,
- re solutions,
- re-solution,
- re-solutions,
- split ups,
- split-ups,
- splitups.
-
doom
- foreordination,
- lap of the gods,
- predetermination,
- foreordinations,
- Fore-ordination,
- de cree,
- de crees,
- de-cree,
- de-crees,
- fixed future,
- fixed futures,
- fore ordination,
- fore ordinations,
- fore-ordinations,
- handwriting on wall,
- handwriting wall,
- lap god,
- lap gods,
- lap of god,
- lap of gods,
- lap of the god,
- lap the god,
- lap the gods,
- pre destination,
- pre destinations,
- pre determination,
- pre-destination,
- pre-destinations,
- pre-determination,
- pre-determinations,
- predeterminations,
- way ball bounce,
- way ball bounces,
- way cookie crumble,
- way cookie crumbles,
- way the ball bounce,
- way the ball bounces,
- way the cookie crumble,
- way the cookie crumbles.
- explanation
- havoc
- licking
-
misplacement
- losings,
- de bit,
- de bits,
- de-bit,
- de-bits,
- dis advantage,
- dis advantages,
- dis-advantage,
- dis-advantages,
- in juries,
- in jury,
- in-jury,
- mis adventure,
- mis adventures,
- mis laying,
- mis placement,
- mis placements,
- mis placing,
- mis-adventure,
- mis-adventures,
- mis-laying,
- mis-placements,
- mis-placing,
- mislayings,
- misplacings.
- putrefaction
- release
- smash
- violation
- wear
- worst
- accident
- catastrophe
- collision
- consumption
- debacle
-
decay
- caries,
- gangrene,
- putrefaction,
- putrescence,
- putridity,
- putridness,
- spoilage,
- spoilation,
- wasting away,
- Gangrenes,
- crumblings,
- de cadence,
- de cadences,
- de cay,
- de cays,
- de cline,
- de clines,
- de-cadence,
- de-cadences,
- de-cay,
- de-cays,
- de-cline,
- de-clines,
- dis integration,
- dis integrations,
- dis repair,
- dis repairs,
- dis-integration,
- dis-integrations,
- dis-repair,
- dis-repairs,
- fadings,
- rottings,
- spoilations,
- wasting aways,
- wastings,
- witherings.
- demise
- devastation
- disaster
-
disposal
- transference,
- auctioning,
- auctionings,
- barterings,
- chuckings,
- de stroying,
- de-stroying,
- demolishings,
- dis carding,
- dis cardings,
- dis patching,
- dis position,
- dis positions,
- dis-carding,
- dis-cardings,
- dis-patching,
- dis-position,
- dis-positions,
- discardings,
- dispatchings,
- junkings,
- scrappings,
- transferences,
- vendings.
- downfall
- erosion
- fall
- finish
- plunder
- wreck
- formal act of putting an end to, annulling
-
cause of misery
- bane.
- creation, building
- devouring; use
- injury, loss
- end of life
- breaking down, collapse
- fate, usually death
- devastation, destruction
- uninhabitated area; barrenness
- demolition, devastation
- decay, degeneration
-
abolition
- nullification,
- voidance,
- Rescindment,
- in validation,
- in validations,
- in-validation,
- over throw,
- over throws,
- over turning,
- over turnings,
- over-throw,
- over-throws,
- over-turning,
- over-turnings,
- overturnings,
- quashings,
- re peal,
- re peals,
- re scission,
- re scissions,
- re vocation,
- re vocations,
- re-peals,
- re-scission,
- re-scissions,
- re-vocation,
- re-vocations,
- rescindings,
- rescindments,
- sub version,
- sub versions,
- sub-version,
- sub-versions,
- voidings,
- wiping outs.
- parting with or throwing something away
- separation, rupture
-
fate or decision, usually unpleasant
- doom.
- disgrace, ruin
-
extreme, limit
- end.
- deterioration; wearing away
-
defeat, overthrow
- fall.
- conclusion; completion
- collision; defeat
- rape, defilement
-
use, corrosion
- wear.
- severe damage or severely damaged goods
- Other relevant words
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out-
- Antonyms:
- in-, end-.
