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Synonyms for build
bɪldbuild
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Wiktionary
buildverb
Synonyms:
strengthen, found, ground, enlarge, increase, create, construct, erect, build upbuildverb
to form by combining materials or parts
Rugby players are of sturdy build.
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found, build up, create, strengthen, erect, increase, enlarge, ground, constructbuildverb
to develop or give form to according to a plan or process
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build up, increase, erect, strengthen, found, ground, construct, create, enlargebuildverb
to increase or strengthen by adding gradually to
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ground, found, enlarge, strengthen, increase, create, erect, construct, build upbuildverb
to establish a basis for
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build up, ground, construct, create, increase, found, strengthen, enlarge, erectbuildverb
to form by combining materials or parts
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erect, increase, create, strengthen, construct, found, enlarge, build up, groundbuildverb
to develop in magnitude or extent
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enlarge, build up, create, strengthen, ground, increase, erect, found, construct
English Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
physique, build, body-build, habitusnoun
constitution of the human body
Synonyms:
chassis, flesh, form, material body, human body, bod, habitus, physical body, soma, body-build, anatomy, physique, shape, frame, figurehuman body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, fleshverb
alternative names for the body of a human being
"Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
Synonyms:
framing, course, skeletal system, figure, flesh, pulp, frame, shape, variety, kind, conformation, figure of speech, image, chassis, physical body, trope, frame of reference, soma, haoma, human body, underframe, strain, contour, grade, systema skeletale, general anatomy, cast, form, mannikin, inning, physique, phase, mannequin, condition, skeleton, body-build, habitus, configuration, fig, variant, number, digit, class, pattern, bod, name, skeletal frame, signifier, embodiment, descriptor, manikin, public figure, sort, anatomy, word form, var., design, material body, manakinconstruct, build, makeverb
make by combining materials and parts
"this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
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earn, create, take in, pass water, piddle, relieve oneself, score, lay down, pull in, progress to, prepare, get, stool, build up, hit, arrive at, cook, cause, attain, fix, establish, seduce, ramp up, urinate, progress, puddle, reach, fabricate, have, pee-pee, pretend, shit, make, pee, get to, construct, throw, retrace, form, gain, micturate, take a shit, reconstruct, realise, work, do, give, crap, manufacture, induce, take a leak, hold, work up, make water, ca-ca, spend a penny, wee, produce, nominate, wee-wee, ready, piss, name, make believe, take a crap, draw, bring in, defecate, clear, constitute, take, realize, stimulate, make upbuild up, work up, build, progressverb
form or accumulate steadily
"Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
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work out, fortify, get up, progress, come on, construct, go on, arm, come along, develop, move on, shape up, build up, pass on, march on, get along, advance, establish, gird, ramp up, get on, make, work upbuild, establishverb
build or establish something abstract
"build a reputation"
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demonstrate, ground, progress, install, construct, found, plant, base, set up, ramp up, instal, launch, prove, give, institute, build up, show, shew, lay down, establish, make, work up, constitutebuildverb
improve the cleansing action of
"build detergents"
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construct, work up, progress, establish, make, build up, ramp upbuildverb
order, supervise, or finance the construction of
"The government is building new schools in this state"
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construct, work up, progress, establish, make, build up, ramp upbuildverb
give form to, according to a plan
"build a modern nation"; "build a million-dollar business"
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construct, work up, progress, establish, make, build up, ramp upbuildverb
be engaged in building
"These architects build in interesting and new styles"
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construct, work up, progress, establish, make, build up, ramp upbuildverb
found or ground
"build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation"
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construct, work up, progress, establish, make, build up, ramp upbuild up, work up, build, ramp upverb
bolster or strengthen
"We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"
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progress, develop, construct, make, fortify, get up, build up, establish, ramp up, arm, work up, work out, girdbuildverb
develop and grow
"Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera"
Synonyms:
construct, work up, progress, establish, make, build up, ramp up
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
buildverb
buildverb
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construct edifices
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "build":
construct, building, construction, create, establish, strengthen, develop, constructing, built, forge, compilation, consolidate, creating, constructed, strengthening, erect, establishment, enhance, rely, compile, generate, reinforce, establishing, creation, rebuild, foster, capitalize, increase, promote
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How to use build in a sentence?
Please don't listen to the Brexiteers' madness which asserts that, because we have huge plants here, we will not move and we will always be here. They are wrong, of course, it is not possible to pick up and move our large UK factories to other parts of the world immediately. However, aerospace is a long-term business and we could be forced to re-direct future investments in the event of a no-deal Brexit. And make no mistake there are plenty of countries out there who would love to build the wings for Airbus aircraft.
You can see the ocean from the window and walk straight to surf, we are promoting the lifestyle that we’re trying to build.
We think the biggest risk for the global economy is China and how they deal with the build up in credit post financial crisis.
Although Senate action on policing reform has proven difficult, from the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act to more targeted reforms, I will never stop working to build a broad coalition to enact the changes that will make our nation safer, stronger, and more just.
You have a considerable build in the U.S., there has been a lot of waiting and hoping for the first drop of stocks in Cushing and that has not happened yet.
Translations for build
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- bouAfrikaans
- بنىArabic
- пабудаваць, будавацьBelarusian
- строя, градя, телосложениеBulgarian
- edificar, construirCatalan, Valencian
- stavět, budovat, vybudovat, sestavení, postavitCzech
- byggeDanish
- Körperbau, Bau, bauenGerman
- tuEwe
- χτίζωGreek
- konstruiEsperanto
- construir, edificarSpanish
- ehitamaEstonian
- ساختنPersian
- ruumiinrakenne, rakentaaFinnish
- carrure, construire, édifierFrench
- tógIrish
- dèanamh, togScottish Gaelic
- בנהHebrew
- շինել, սարքել, կառուցելArmenian
- bangun, diriIndonesian
- konstruktarIdo
- byggjaIcelandic
- edificare, costruireItalian
- 建てる, 建設, 構築, 築くJapanese
- សង់, កសាងKhmer
- ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಲುKannada
- 만들다Korean
- دروستکردنKurdish
- aedificoLatin
- celt, veidotLatvian
- градиMacedonian
- bouw, opbouwen, bouwenDutch
- byggeNorwegian
- budować, zbudowaćPolish
- construir, físicoPortuguese
- clădiRomanian
- строить, построитьRussian
- градити, graditi, izgraditi, изградитиSerbo-Croatian
- budovať, vybudovaťSlovak
- graditiSlovene
- hahaSouthern Sotho
- upprätta, bygga, stegra, kroppsbyggnad, grunda, anlägga, bygga upp, förfärdiga, uppföra, öka, skapa, forma, hopa, byggnad, uppresa, build, byggeSwedish
- kujengaSwahili
- கட்டTamil
- inşa etmek, yapmakTurkish
- будувати, збудуватиUkrainian
- تعمیرUrdu
- xây, xây dựngVietnamese
- bumönVolapük
- 建立Chinese
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