BUILDS Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

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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

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builds

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noun

plural of build

as in shapes

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

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Recent Examples of builds

Verb

Over time, repetition builds confidence. —

Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026 Founded in Solana Beach in 2020, the Sister Cities Project builds connections between North County communities and their neighbors across the city in Southeastern San Diego. —

Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026 Perhaps the panel will be starstruck when Skubal’s side builds a case for him as an all-time great. —

Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026 In effect, the brain builds a new interpretive map, using touch to stand in for chemical perception. —

New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2026 Global pressure builds Regulators in Australia, the European Union, India, and France have also raised concerns about Grok’s image-generation tools. —

Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026 Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facility builds the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet for the Pentagon and foreign allies. —

Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2026 The new study by David Card, Jesse Rothstein, and Moises Yi indirectly builds on this story. —

Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 Without spoiling too much, the movie builds to a cartoonish finale worthy of Looney Tunes auteur Frank Tashlin, with a public execution witnessed by the masses that wears its rhetoric on its sleeve. —

Eric Kohn, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025

Noun

While there is still a surplus of supply and builders are gearing up to start new builds, the decline in starts and completions means there will likely be fewer new builds hitting the market in 2026. —

Hannah Parker, NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026 Folsom also can do full custom builds starting at $4,500. —

Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026 People who are trying to add depth to new builds or update suburban homes are finding success with patterns like block print that have been around for centuries. —

Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2026 There’s evidence that data centers face more serious dissent that fresh paint won’t be able to fix, prompting some localities to issue moratoriums on new builds. —

Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 7 Jan. 2026 Dozens of North Texas families say their dream homes never became reality after a Fort Worth couple collected millions of dollars for custom builds and renovations that were never finished. —

Nicole Nielsen, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026 Devices that do not meet these requirements may be rejected during inspections in new builds, renovations, or rental properties, and can complicate insurance reviews following an incident. —

New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2025 In terms of sheer number of ships, Beijing’s navy is now bigger than Washington’s and Chinese shipyards can churn out new builds at a far higher rate. —

Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025 Through Saturday, over 60 Lego sets are 40 percent off, including builds from Wicked, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and Disney. —

Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025

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Verb

After Yo’s death, Anna re-constructs a space where Yo’s home, stories, and their relationship continue.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
As The Late Show constructs its swan song, Colbert is thinking longitudinally.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026