Synonyms of deconstruction

deconstruction

noun

ˌdē-kən-ˈstrək-shən 

as in analysis

the separation and identification of the parts of a whole

a lengthy deconstruction of the president's speech by a panel of pundits

Synonyms & Similar Words

• analysis
• investigation
• inspection
• examination
• dissection
• assessment
• breakdown
• anatomy
• evaluation
• assay
• anatomizing
• diagnosis
• classification
• cataloging
• codification
• categorization
• inventory
• scrutiny
• indexing
• cataloguing
• enumeration
• arrangement
• reduction
• tabulation
• assortment
• subdivision
• segmentation
• muster
• itemization
• separation
• division

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• synthesis
• integration
• consolidation
• unification
• assimilation
• aggregation
• amalgamation
• coalescence
• agglomeration
• conglomeration

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deconstruction

The Education Department ended the Biden administration with 4,400 employees and will lose about half its workers in the early wave of Trump administration deconstruction of a department created under former President Carter. —Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025

For better or worse, the first nine seasons were a remarkable deconstruction of how fragile the foundation of elite performance is when funneled through the lenses of patriarchy, misogyny, and colorism. —Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025

Philly’s 55-23 deconstruction of Washington averaged 44.2 million viewers, marking the NFC’s lowest turnout since the Rams-Saints 2019 title game drew 44.1 million. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 Jan. 2025

Its primary responsibility would be technology modernization across federal agencies, rather than the far-reaching regulatory deconstruction first imagined. —James Broughel, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025