What you are saying is nothing but building a castle in the air.
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Building
/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/
Synonyms for "building" (179 found)
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Closest matches (36)
Noun(12 words)
edificeconstructionassemblebuildchanceriescompilingconstructconstruct based taskconstructed fromconstructingconstructionsconstructs
adobe houseanatomyarchitectonicsarchitecturalarchitecturearrangementassemblageassemblybuildbuildupcasacastingcliff dwellingcombinationcompositioncompoundconformationconstitutionconstructconstruction
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Adjective(1 words)
constructive impact
Strong matches (54)
country seatcraftingcraftsmanshipcreationcultivationdachadeanerydevisingdwelling housedymaxion houseedificeelaborationembassyembodimenterectionestablishmentextractionfabricfabricationfarm
Related words (89)
housinghutincorporationjunctionlake dwellingliving machinelodgemachiningmakemakeupmakingmanor housemansemanufacturemanufacturingmillingminingmixturemoldmolding
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mouldmouldermouldyorganic structureorganismorganizationpackaged houseparsonagepatternpatterningpenthousephysiquepiecing togetherpileplanprefabprefabricated houseprefabricationpreparationpresidential palaceprocessingproducingproductionputting togetherpyramidraisingranch houserectoryrefiningroofsetupshapeshapingskyscrapersmeltingsod housesplit levelsplit-levelstructuralstructurestructuringsuperstructuresyneresissynthesistectonicstexturetissuetowertown housevicaragewarp and woofweavewebwhite houseworkmanship
Noun(10 words)
Adjective(3 words)
manmade structureromanesque buildingtall building
Adverb(1 words)
most solid structure
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More general
13 entriesbusinessbusiness enterprisecommercial enterpriseconstructioncreatecreating from raw materialsdevelopdevelopmentincreasemakepeopleprocessstructure
More specific
19 entriesShowing 16 of 19 words.
Collocations
9 entriesbuilding blockbuilding blocksbuilding codebuilding materialsbuilding planbuilding projectbuilding sitecity buildingschool building
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
The bank holds a mortgage on his building.
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Bids were solicited for the building of the bridge.
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You can't enter the building without a permit.
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Showing 4 of 14 available sentences.