Build
Build verb - To form by putting together parts or materials.
Decay
Decay verb - To go through decomposition.
How words are described
| physical | physical build | physical decay |
| pure | pure build | pure decay |
| long | long build | long decay |
| similar | similar build | similar decay |
| Other adjectives: heavy, entire, massive, slow, infamous, early, general, overall. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Visionary Villain: Strack's desire to build the "City of the Future" and revitalize the city's economy, and in particular (as he sees it) save the grungy waterfront district from crime and decay.
Source: Film / Darkman - In other words they may suffer from Motive Decay when it turns out that the Utopia they promised to build has been sacrificed for the sake of their own personal power.
Source: Despotism Justifies the Means -
Motive Decay: So they're trying to restore British supremacy...or prepare humanity for aliens...or hide the existence of aliens...or build a cool alien tech collection.
Source: Series / Torchwood
Cite this Source
Decay and Build. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/build/decay
Build & Decay. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/build/decay>.
Decay or Build. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/build/decay.
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