Build and Design

Build

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

Usage example: he spent hours building a model airplane from a kit

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Design and build are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Design" instead the word "Build" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: built, building, buildup, builder

Design verb - To have in mind as a purpose or goal.

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Build and design are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Build" instead the word "Design" as a verb or a noun.

good	good build	good design
physical	physical build	physical design
exact	exact build	exact design
particular	particular build	particular design
Other adjectives: similar, common, short, current, standard, original, initial, entire, great, impressive, new, early, traditional, general, possible, final, basic, different, realistic, earlier, overall, facial.

device	build device	design device
character	build character	design character
base	build base	design base
house	build house	design house
Other words: characters, world, building, machine, suit, weapon, version, ship, fleet, robot, armor, units, weapons, ships, machines, cities, robots.

However, title sponsor Master Card demanded the team enter in 1997 instead, leaving them barely enough time to design and build the car and no time at all to test it.

Source: Unfinished, Untested, Used Anyway
Also, he helped to design and build many of the weapons being used by the Ten Rings (and presumably the Taliban, though that much is never stated in the first film).

Source: Nice Job Breaking It Hero / Marvel Cinematic Universe
One problem: somebody had to build/design this thing.

Source: Shoot The Builder

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Design and Build. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/build/design

Build & Design. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/build/design>.

Design or Build. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/build/design.

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