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Synonyms of build

29 similar words · 13 opposite words

Another word for build is make. Other synonyms of build are fashion, raise, assemble, fabricate and artifice. The opposite of build is ruin.

Synonyms and similar words for build

verbTo develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process.

verbTo increase or strengthen (something) by adding gradually to it.

verbTo establish a basis for (something).

verbTo form by combining materials or parts.

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  • artificeTo construct by means of skill or specialised art.
  • assembleTo put together.
  • betimberTo build.
  • edifyTo build, construct.
  • fabricateTo form into a whole by uniting its parts; to construct; to build.
  • fashionTo make, build or construct, especially in a crude or improvised way.
  • form
  • knock up
  • makeTo build, construct, produce, or originate.
  • manufacture
  • produce
  • put togetherTo assemble, construct, build, or formulate.
  • put upTo build a structure.
  • raiseTo form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect.
  • upbuildTo build up (literally).
  • compile obsoleteTo construct; to build.
  • extruct obsoleteTo construct.
  • rear rare
  • timber obsoleteTo construct, frame, build.

Opposite of build

verbAntonym(s) of “to form by combining materials or parts”.

  • demolish
  • destroyTo exhaust completely and thus recreate or build up.
  • ruinTo destroy or render something no longer usable or operable.
  • wreck

verbAntonym(s) of “to increase or strengthen by adding gradually to”.

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Meaning of build

  1. verb To form (something) by combining materials or parts.
  2. verb To develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process.
  3. verb To increase or strengthen (something) by adding gradually to it.

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Questions about synonyms of build

What is another word for build?
Build has 29 synonyms on Word.ws, such as make, fashion, raise, assemble, fabricate, artifice and form.
What is the opposite of build?
The opposite of build is ruin.
What does build mean?
Build means to form (something) by combining materials or parts.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: build (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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