Build up

Synonyms for "build up" (182 found)

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Closest matches (37)

Verb(12 words)

develop accretion accumulate accumulation advance aggrade amass amassment arm assemble blockage build

Noun(2 words)

add toadvertiseagent provocateuraggrandize aggravate amplify annoy assemble augment ballyhoo barkbeat the drumbill bloatblow upboost broaden build bulkbulk out

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bulletin burlesque caricature

Strong matches (54)

carry too farcircularize combine composeconsist ofconstitute construct crescendo crycry updeepen deteriorate develop dilate distenddraw the longbowembitter embody embroider energize

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enhance enlargeenter intoestablish exacerbate exaggerate exalt exasperate expand extend fabricate fattenfill outformgive a write-upgive publicitygo intogo to extremeshaltingheat upheighten hikehike uphot uphuff hyperbolize

Verb(7 words)

compile congestion construct empower fortify gird grow

Adjective(1 words)

growing excitement

Related words (91)

Verb(10 words)

improve increase lead-up obstruction preparation progressramp upstoring strengthenwork up

incorporate increase inflate intensify irritatejack upjoinjump uplay it onlay it on thicklengthen magnify makemake acutemake much ofmake upmake worsemaximize mergemerge in

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mix mount organize overcharge overdo overdraw overestimate overpraise overreach overreact oversell overspeak overstate overstress parlaypiece togetherpile it onplacard play plug postpost billspost uppress agentpress-agent promote provoke publicize puffpuff uppumppump upput togetherput uppyramid raise rarefy sellset upsharpen sour spiel stretchstretch the truthstructure sufflate swell synthesizetalk bigtalk in superlativesthicken tout travestyunite inup widen worsenwrite up

Noun(3 words)

mounding store trickles

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

20 entries

ameliorate amend better create develop fixgear upimprove increase meliorate obstruction phase phenomenon prelude prepare problem

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More specific

18 entries

accumulate amass assemblebacteria buildupcompile compose confidencedust buildupgrease buildupmarketing pushmold buildupplaque builduppractice sessionsrehearsalssludge buildupstamina

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Collocations

12 entries

build up confidencebuild up evidencebuild up momentumbuild up resourcesbuild up staminabuild up tensionbuild-up of tensionbuild-up phasebuildup of momentumdust buildupgrease buildupplaque buildup

Inflections

4 entries

build-upsbuilding upbuilds upbuilt up

Derivations

6 entries

build-up buildup built-up rebuild upbuilding well-built

similar

11 entries

build develop educatemake growmodernise modernize prepare progressramp uptrainwork up

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The motor bogies are built up from plates and rolled sections, and have cast-steel, one-piece axleguards, with manganese liners.

Source: wiktionary

to build up a door

Source: wiktionary

Ever since the secretary left, the letters in my inbox have started to build up.

Source: wiktionary

The first English Electric units were not fitted with an anti-slip brake, but a hurried consultation of the wiring diagram showed that it should be possible to hold in the low-voltage anti-slip relay for long enough to let speed build up without cutting off the motor current.

Source: wiktionary

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