demolition
nounHow many syllables in demolition?
There are 4 syllables in the word demolition.How to pronounce demolition:
Definition of demolition:
- demolition (noun):
- the act of conquering
- the act of demolishing
- destruction in war by means of explosives
- an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something.
Synonyms for demolition:
annihilation
bulldozing
conclusion
decimation
demolishment
depredation
destruction
devastation
disintegration
ending
eradication
explosion
extermination
extinction
finish
havoc
knocking down
levelling
loss
obliteration
rack
ravage
razing
ruin
ruination
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Antonyms for demolition:
accomplishment
achievement
architecture
birth
building
conception
conservation
constitution
construction
creation
development
erecting
erection
establishment
fabricating
fabrication
fashioning
fixing
formation
forming
foundation
fulfillment
fulfilment
generation
invention
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