Synonyms of building

building 1 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• structure
• house
• edifice
• hut
• construction
• cottage
• shed
• cabin
• tower
• erection
• castle
• bungalow
• shack
• mansion
• skyscraper
• chalet
• lodge
• shanty
• villa
• manor
• palace
• pile
• hovel
• hall
• château
• estate
• summerhouse
• hutment

building

2 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• constructing
• assembling
• making
• creating
• erecting
• manufacturing
• designing
• establishing
• fabricating
• producing
• piecing
• rebuilding
• rearing
• raising
• making up
• setting up
• confecting
• putting together
• generating
• organizing
• putting up
• shaping
• forging
• molding
• reconstructing
• framing
• concocting
• inventing
• fashioning
• originating
• beginning
• hammering
• innovating
• initiating
• prefabricating
• carpentering
• devising
• founding
• retrofitting
• redeveloping
• inaugurating
• instituting
• imagining
• constituting
• coining
• handcrafting
• reassembling
• conceiving
• combining
• fathering
• cooking (up)
• thinking (up)
• contriving
• reedifying
• uniting
• throwing up
• rigging (up)
• jerry-building

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismantling
• destroying
• striking
• disassembling
• wrecking
• demolishing
• tearing down
• smashing
• taking down
• dismembering
• razing
• flattening
• ruining
• shattering
• knocking down
• leveling
• devastating
• pulverizing
• exploding
• pulling down
• demounting
• dividing
• blowing up
• separating
• detaching
• disengaging
• ruinating
• disconnecting
• disuniting
• disjoining

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of building

Noun

Dozens of fire engines pumped foam over the roadway and the burning buildings. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026

These geolocators also reveal the altitude of migratory flights, which is important for understanding the risk of birds colliding with buildings or wind turbines. — Stephanie Szarmach, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026

Verb

The Lakers and Kings train in the city, and the Sparks are building a $150-million headquarters and practice facility set to open next year. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Mid-cap companies are also investing more in building new capacity, Nitin Bhasin, head of institutional equities at Ambit Capital, told CNBC. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing building

• building block