BUILDING Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈbil-diŋ

as in structure

something built as a dwelling, shelter, or place for human activity English class will be in that big stone building over there

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verb

present participle of build

as in constructing

to form by putting together parts or materials he spent hours building a model airplane from a kit

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Recent Examples of building

Noun

But once police buildings started burning in 2020, the bar for genuinely radical symbolism raised exponentially. —

Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025 When Melton took office, in December, 2023, four in ten buildings in town were falling apart; roughly seven thousand were vacant. —

Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025

Verb

The report primarily focuses on the treatment of migrant workers, who HRW says will bear the brunt of building Saudi’s World Cup dream. —

Ben Church, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024 Honestly, if people don’t even watch the film and just come to a screening, meet someone, and start building community, that’s the real goal. —

Colleen Hamilton, Them, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for building

Recent Examples of Synonyms for building

Noun

The lasting scars on the Gaza landscape are plain to see in the more than 360,000 structures − homes, schools, hospitals, mosques and other buildings − that lie in a vast expanse of toxic rubble.

— Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Just one in-game formation change — a move to a 5-4-1 after a late winner against Manchester City — in 2024-25 suggests United might rotate the players, but the broad structure has remained the same in possession.

— Mark Carey, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025