as in to demolish
to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces
beavers were busily building dams, and local landowners were just as diligently unbuilding them
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Recent Examples of unbuild
The upcoming simulation challenges players to unbuild a city, transforming old urban wastelands into rewilded natural space.
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Mark Hill, Wired, 6 Jan. 2022
The price/value ratio can build a brand and unbuild it too.
—Zenger News, Forbes, 17 May 2022
Mark Hill, Wired, 6 Jan. 2022
The price/value ratio can build a brand and unbuild it too.
—Zenger News, Forbes, 17 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbuild
demolish
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Facing greater competition and sensing more opportunity, the owners decided to close the hotel at the end of May and demolish the building next year.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2025
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Its current office building in the area would be demolished.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2025
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“Unbuild.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbuild. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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