Build and Collapses

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Build verb - To form by putting together parts or materials.

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Collapses is an antonym for build.

Nearby Words: built, building, buildup, builder

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Build is an antonym for collapses in break down topic.

Also shows up in "A Bridge On the River Gummi" when Gruffi attempts to build a much nicer bridge over the former Rope Bridge after it collapses.

Source: Western Animation / Adventures of the Gummi Bears
Unfortunately, the Lemurians build it out of bamboo, and it collapses under the weight.

Source: Literature / Destroyermen
It all goes down after the town pitches in to build him a new house and fails miserably when it collapses.

Source: Beware The Nice Ones / Western Animation

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Collapses and Build. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/build/collapses

Build & Collapses. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/build/collapses>.

Collapses or Build. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/build/collapses.

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