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 film is at once a tribute, pastiche and deconstruction of Hollywood musicals. —Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024

The gradual deconstruction of Fitbit as a nominally independent force within wearables continues, with the Fitbit store website set to close down within days. —Andrew Williams, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024

Photo: Nadav Kander for New York Magazine What Chained for Life did through its playful deconstruction of exploitation movies, A Different Man does in more structural ways. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024

Scream is both an excellent deconstruction of the slasher genre and a great slasher movie in and of itself. —Kris Holt, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024