All build antonyms
build
B b noun build
- mind β (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.
verb build
- destroy β To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- ruin β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- decrease β When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- raze β to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings.
- disperse β to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- scatter β to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
- demolish β To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
- wreck β any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
- dismantle β to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc.: to dismantle a ship; to dismantle a fortress.
- overthrow β to depose, as from a position of power; overcome, defeat, or vanquish: to overthrow a tyrant.
- overturn β to destroy the power of; overthrow; defeat; vanquish.
- decelerate β When a vehicle or machine decelerates or when someone in a vehicle decelerates, the speed of the vehicle or machine is reduced.
- halt β to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- conclude β If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
- finish β to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- neglect β to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- separate β to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- knock down β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- take down β made or constructed so as to be easily dismantled or disassembled.
- complete β You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
- die β When people, animals, and plants die, they stop living.
- compress β When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
- lessen β to become less.
- weaken β to make weak or weaker.
- abridge β to reduce the length of (a written work) by condensing or rewriting
- condense β If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.
- curtail β If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
- shorten β to make short or shorter.
- degrade β Something that degrades someone causes people to have less respect for them.
- hurt β to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- discourage β to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- diminish β to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- lower β to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
- shrink β to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
- contract β A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
- divide β to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- reduce β to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
- misbuild β to construct (especially something complex) by assembling and joining parts or materials: to build a house.