Antonyms of noun anabolism

1 sense of anabolism

Sense 1
anabolism, constructive metabolism -- (the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy)
       Antonym of catabolism (Sense 1)
      => catabolism, katabolism, dissimilation, destructive metabolism -- (breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun anabolism

1 sense of anabolism

Sense 1
anabolism, constructive metabolism -- (the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy)
       => assimilation, absorption -- (the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion)