Build and Deface

Build

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

Deface is an antonym for build.

Nearby Words: built, building, buildup, builder

Deface

Deface verb - To deliberately cause the damage or destruction of another's property.
Usage example: the principal vowed to get the punks who defaced the statue in front of the school

Build is an antonym for deface in mar topic.

Nearby Words: defacement, defacing

Common collocations

reputation build reputation deface reputation
home build home deface home
statue build statue deface statue
walls build walls deface walls
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Deface and Build. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/build/deface
Build & Deface. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/build/deface>.
Deface or Build. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/build/deface.
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