Antonyms for building
ˈbɪl dɪŋbuild·ing

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1. building1

   The act or process of building.

   The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks.

   Synonyms:
   construction

2. building1

   A closed structure with walls and a roof.

   My sister lives in that apartment building.

   Synonyms:
   edifice

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. building

   Antonyms:
   ruin, dilapidation, dismantlement, demolition

   Synonyms:
   edifice, architecture, construction, erection, fabric, structure

Matched Categories

1. • Creating From Raw Materials
   • Gathering
   • Structure

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. building, edificenoun

   a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

   "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"

   Synonyms:
   construction, edifice

2. construction, buildingnoun

   the act of constructing something

   "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats"

   Synonyms:
   twist, expression, edifice, mental synthesis, construction, structure, grammatical construction

3. construction, buildingnoun

   the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones

   "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades"

   Synonyms:
   twist, expression, edifice, mental synthesis, construction, structure, grammatical construction

4. buildingnoun

   the occupants of a building

   "the entire building complained about the noise"

   Synonyms:
   construction, edifice

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1. buildingnoun

   Synonyms:
   erection, construction, edifice, structure, pile, architecture

How to use building in a sentence?

1. Timothy Heath:

   They are destabilizing the situation by building these artificial islands in a rapid amount of time and militarizing those facilities … and this is a major artery in which commercial traffic for the United States passes through as well as our military vessels, the U.S. has very strong interests in making sure these seas remain free and open.

2. Secretary Tillerson:

   Building islands and then putting military assets on those islands is akin to Russia's taking of Crimea. It's taking of territory that others lay claim to, we're going to have to send China a clear signal that first, the island-building stops, and second, your access to those islands (is) also not going to be allowed.

3. Jim McGuinness:

   There was no inordinate amount of equipment or materials or anything on that roof that caught my building official’s eye that would make it alarming as to this place collapsing.

4. Manan Ahuja:

   Gas generation gets cheap if you're building at a large scale. But if you're trying to build to match your refinery or E&P (exploration and production) operations, you'd want to build something relatively inexpensive at a smaller scale, you can add more panels or windmills at a later point if your exploration and production grows.

5. Barack Obama:

   There's been a lot of talk about body cameras as a silver bullet or a solution. I think the task force concluded that there is a role for technology to play in building additional trust and accountability, but it's not a panacea, it has to be embedded in a broader change in culture and a legal framework that ensures that people's privacy is respected and that not only police officers but the community themselves feel comfortable with how technologies are being used.

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