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

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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

In minutes, Bartlett had sketched the makeshift shrine that Helga builds for Arnold in her closet. — Darryn King, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 Surrounded by its own garden, the restaurant builds much of its menu upon a base of herbs and vegetables, like kale and carrots harvested mere steps from the open-concept kitchen. — Nikkita Nair, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 Curtis’ discomfort, and ours, builds to a tense crescendo during Digger’s bombastic speech in front of the European Parliament. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026 Huawei is a tech company that builds telecommunications equipment, smartphones, and smart devices. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026 Another version of the same story also appears in the Epic of Gilgamesh, where the flood survivor Utnapishtim builds a large boat to weather the storm. — Eric Vanden Eykel, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026 Formula 1 leads the way F1 has become an exemplar of a truly global sporting venture, driven in large part by off-track storytelling that builds the brands of its leading racers. — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Something that builds trust, drives conversion and needs to be managed when something goes wrong. — Usman Ilyas, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Advertisement Meta told TIME that Muse is designed so that the user maintains control of the dossier its AI assistant builds. — Harry Booth, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

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Nike also says the leather used on the ’01 builds is more premium, which provides greater definition between the overlays and underlays. — Olivia Cigliano, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 That law aims to avoid delays in the construction timeline for new builds, which not only slows completion of new housing but adds to the cost of development for that project. — Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 17 Sep. 2026 The 46-year-old builds sculptures, art installations, archives and community. — Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 To set the stage for that next step in roster builds, here are 10 veterans still on the market who could make an impact in 2026. — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Silvester envisions his new Q-Class association eventually leading to a global racing circuit, comprising Victoria and Q7’s six remaining slots for new builds. — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2026 Over 12 terabytes of data, containing builds of every game uploaded to Steam between 2003 and 2013, has been leaked. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 30 Aug. 2026 Ross doesn’t tend towards punch-the-air climaxes—just warm, excitable builds. — Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2026 That is two independent physical builds of more than a thousand proteins each, in two different formats, on two continents. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for builds

Verb

Through artifacts spanning 5,000 years, the exhibition constructs an extraordinary history of fashion and the body—material, carnal, vulnerable, seductive, devotional, fragmented—and its transpositions into various expressive languages.

— Judith Clark, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2026
Hur judiciously constructs scene after scene that pulls and pushes the various probes closer to and further from the mysterious truth, which feels at once obscured and hidden in plain sight.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of constructs

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For Miraval The Red Sea, Foster + Partners architects have designed 180 guest rooms, suites, and villas with biophilic shapes and natural materials, allowing the accommodations to seamlessly fit into the landscape.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026
By studying what happens when these energetic particles collide with target materials, scientists can investigate the shapes and sizes of atomic nuclei.

— Andrea Richard, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of shapes

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This business context foundation maps the relationships across content, people, projects, systems and domain knowledge, then assembles the unique context each AI agent needs to do its job.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Much like an engine compresses fuel before ignition, FLARE first assembles the fuel to high density before delivering a separate, rapid burst of energy to trigger fusion.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of assembles

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The Justice Department also says Beijing is determined to sway American public opinion in its favor by cultivating relationships with political figures seen as having access to the levers of power.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Forty-five percent of adults 30 to 44 say the same; both figures have declined in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of figures

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In 2025, the first chime of bells from a mountain pavilion at dawn, accompanied by a gentle morning greeting, creates a space where each collection is experienced independently and explores the versatile expressions of Songmont’s design language.

— Footwear News, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
The seamless connection to the water creates a sense of freedom and relaxation, making every morning feel like a dream.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of creates

Noun

Some undergo cosmetic procedures and reportedly inject their bodies with peptides, testosterone, and other substances that enhance their physiques.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026
Feelings for the character, who dressed like a luchador and stretched the limits of superherodom’s already outrageous spectrum of physiques, ranged from curiosity to open and outright disdain.

— Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026