Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb build

10 senses of build

Sense 1
construct, build, make -- (make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer")
       => make, create -- (make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor")

Sense 2
build up, work up, build, progress -- (form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border")
       => develop -- (grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time")

Sense 3
build, establish -- (build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation")
       => make, create -- (make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor")

Sense 4
build -- (improve the cleansing action of; "build detergents")
       => better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate -- (to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes")

Sense 5
build -- (order, supervise, or finance the construction of; "The government is building new schools in this state")
       => oversee, supervise, superintend, manage -- (watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?")

Sense 6
build -- (give form to, according to a plan; "build a modern nation"; "build a million-dollar business")
       => develop -- (make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation; "Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather"; "They developed a new technique")

Sense 7
build -- (be engaged in building; "These architects build in interesting and new styles")
       => create -- (pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity; "Don't disturb him--he is creating")

Sense 8
build -- (found or ground; "build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation")
       => establish, base, ground, found -- (use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation")

Sense 9
build up, work up, build, ramp up -- (bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports")
       => increase -- (make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted")

Sense 10
build -- (develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera")
       => intensify, deepen -- (become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan")

Antonyms of adj built

1 sense of built

Sense 1
built, reinforced -- ((used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness; "the built liquid detergents")

INDIRECT (VIA improved) -> unimproved -- (not made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially not made ready for use or marketing; "taxes on unimproved land are low"; "unimproved dirt roads")

Similarity of adj built

1 sense of built

Sense 1
built, reinforced -- ((used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness; "the built liquid detergents")
       => improved (vs. unimproved) -- (made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing; "new houses are springing up on an improved tract of land near the river"; "an improved breed")