All building antonyms
buildΒ·ing
B b noun building
- cave in β If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- destruction β Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.
- cave-in β a collapse, as of anything hollow: the worst cave-in in the history of mining.
- lay waste β to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- downs β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- cavein β a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- caries β Caries is decay in teeth.
- worst β in ill health; sick: He felt badly.
- devolution β Devolution is the transfer of some authority or power from a central organization or government to smaller organizations or government departments.
- mutilation β to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.
- consumption β The consumption of fuel or natural resources is the amount of them that is used or the act of using them.
- bane β The bane of someone or the bane of someone's life is something that frequently makes them feel unhappy or annoyed.
- collision β A collision occurs when a moving object crashes into something.
- decay β When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.
- havoc β great destruction or devastation; ruinous damage.
- deterioration β the act or process of deteriorating.
- doom β fate or destiny, especially adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune: In exile and poverty, he met his doom.
- junker β any old or discarded material, as metal, paper, or rags.
- erosion β The process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.
- junking β Present participle of junk.
- downthrow β a throwing down or being thrown down; overthrow.
- misplacement β to put in a wrong place.
- corrosion β Corrosion is the damage that is caused when something is corroded.
- nonsuccess β Absence of success; failure.
- demolishment β to destroy or ruin (a building or other structure), especially on purpose; tear down; raze.
- wear β to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like: to wear a coat; to wear a saber; to wear a disguise.
- demolition β The demolition of a building is the act of deliberately destroying it, often in order to build something else in its place.
- deflation β Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.
- finis β end; conclusion.
- ko β a knockout in boxing.
- crumblings β any pieces of matter which have crumbled or fallen from a larger part
- necrosis β death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- insuccess β (archaic) Lack of success.
- foreordination β previous ordination or appointment.
- whaling β the work or industry of capturing and rendering whales; whale fishing.
- losings β causing or suffering loss.
- loss β detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
- cropper β a person who cultivates or harvests a crop
- annihilation β the act of annihilating
- defoliation β to strip (a tree, bush, etc.) of leaves.
- decimation β to destroy a great number or proportion of: The population was decimated by a plague.
- head on β (of two objects) meeting with the fronts or heads foremost: a head-on collision.
- wastage β loss by use, wear, decay, etc.
adj building
- destructive β Something that is destructive causes or is capable of causing great damage, harm, or injury.
- feller β Robert William Andrew ("Bob"; "Bullet Bob") 1918β2010, U.S. baseball player.
- lethiferous β lethal.
adjective building
- eradicative β Tending or serving to eradicate; curing or destroying thoroughly, as a disease or any evil.
- erosive β Of or pertaining to erosion.
- wrackful β ruinous.
- extirpative β Of, relating to, or pertaining to an extirpation.