BUILDS Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

builds 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of build

as in constructs

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

builds

2 of 2

noun

plural of build

as in shapes

the type of body that a person has has a slender build

Synonyms & Similar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of builds

Verb

The result is a superlative and affordable four-sleeper camper van that offers features usually reserved for much more expensive custom camper van builds. — New Atlas, 15 July 2026 Recipe Tips for Sailor Sandwich Browning the pastrami and knockwurst before assembling the sandwich builds flavor and removes moisture from the meats, which helps keep the bread crisp. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 15 July 2026 Monumental builds fleets of compact, electric, self-driving bricklaying robots that show up on construction sites and lay walls. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 15 July 2026 Kolter Urban builds luxury condo buildings in both Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026 Samsung Soundbar Deal This Samsung B-Series soundbar builds a cinematic home theater setup with a dedicated center channel speaker to enhance voice clarity. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 14 July 2026 Foxlink designs and builds tech products for companies such as Apple and NVIDIA. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026 The boutique Italian shipyard, known for its bespoke builds, just launched a fully custom superyacht from its Genoa facility earlier this week. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 14 July 2026 In keeping with the idea of expansion, Flanagan’s story further builds out the mythology of Carrie, using the novel’s often underused moments as launching pads. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026

Noun

Using his Willy Wonka chest of culinary tricks, Guichon has created a whole foosball table, dragons, motorcycles and life-sized animals crafted entirely from chocolate, among other stunning builds. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026 The team wanted the builds to feel consistent as a collection while still reflecting the individual stories behind each footballer. — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Far-right figure Marine Le Pen pledged to roll out air-conditioning across France if her party comes to power, while the British Conservatives vowed to overturn net-zero rules that restrict AC installation in new builds. — Sabrina Weiss, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026 View gallery - 8 images Six years in the making, Shanghai Grand Opera House – one of China's most ambitious cultural builds – is opening its doors. — New Atlas, 5 July 2026 Instead, Price opts for slow builds and gratifying payoffs, creating a tension that sustains the momentum of the record without getting lost in the details. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 July 2026 Each of the unique builds is done up in a color—Bohemian Red, English White, and Iguazu Blue—inspired by the Stars and Stripes. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 July 2026 Ahead, find 14 more Lego sets on sale, including builds from Star Wars, Pixar, Marvel, Minecraft, and shelf-worthy displays featuring everything from cute animals to model cars. — Brittany Anas, Entertainment Weekly, 23 June 2026 Both prices sit on the high end of the budget-laptop range, and these models are often associated with cheap plastic builds and major concessions. — Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 17 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for builds

Verb

The Yale startup, which constructs quantum computers, was acquired in January for $550 million by D-Wave, a leading quantum business based in Palo Alto, Calif.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026
The mRNA is then read by a piece of molecular machinery called the ribosome, which constructs the protein — a process called translation.

— Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 18 June 2026

Definition of constructs

Noun

The landscaping is designed to blend into the urban landscape, combining pots of various shapes and sizes that house climbing plants, evergreens, Japanese maples, and tropical species.

— Francesca Longoni, Architectural Digest, 18 July 2026
Fashion is shifting direction, moving away from nondescript minimalist pieces to jewelry that excites—think natural materials, organic shapes, and details that look as though they were gathered during a walk on the beach.

— Selene Oliva, Glamour, 18 July 2026

Definition of shapes

Verb

An employee assembles a long-range drone in a workshop of the Fire Point company which manufactures FP-1 deep-strike drones and FP-2 strike drones in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on January 29, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 7 July 2026
In terms of overall quality, the movie the player assembles out of that 652-page framework isn’t bad!

— Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026

Definition of assembles

Noun

During his tenure, Rousteing spearheaded the creation of the ‘Balmain Army’, a diverse and influential community of models, influencers, and celebrities that included figures such as the Kardashians.

— Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 14 July 2026
The narrative centers on the early careers and shifting dynamic between legendary figures Cao Cao and Yuan Shao as political corruption, peasant rebellions, and personal ambitions push the capital of Luoyang into absolute chaos.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 July 2026

Definition of figures

Verb

During play, participants are constantly switching between jogging, sprinting and directional changes, which creates cardiovascular conditioning similar to structured interval training.

— Nicole Williams, AJC.com, 14 July 2026
This creates an immediate sensing-to-action response, while each chamber operates independently to distinguish forces along horizontal, lateral, and vertical directions.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026

Definition of creates

Noun

The Westminster Christian grad, 50, has long been linked to women who take serious care of their physiques.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
They’ve been specially designed in sizes that acknowledge that the world includes people with different physiques, but where their faces would be, there’s a mirror.

— Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026

Definition of physiques

Noun

The remaining funds will then be distributed among other class members who have submitted valid forms.

— Brian Sloan,Dan Avery, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Instead of painting a broad picture that included all leading forms of content distribution — movie theaters, broadcast and cable television as well as streaming platforms — the states zeroed in on three distinct slices.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of forms

Cite this Entry

Style

“Builds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/builds. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of builds

verb

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster on builds

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

raffish

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Do you 'say your piece' or 'say your peace'?

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words

Popular in Wordplay

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

Why do we say 'fly off the handle'?

Popular

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

Games & Quizzes