Build and Devour

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Build

Build verb - To form by putting together parts or materials.
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Devour is an antonym for build.
Nearby Words: built, building, buildup, builder

Devour

Devour verb - To destroy all trace of.
Usage example: a series of devastating storms devoured the beach on the south side of the island
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Build is an antonym for devour in swallow topic.
Nearby Words: devouring, devourment
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Common collocations

power build power devour power
life build life devour life
body build body devour body
house build house devour house
Other words: world, ship.

Both words in one sentence

  • Anime / Devil May Cry: The Animated Series Eldritch Abomination: Belphegor in the third episode, although despite all the build-up about how he'll devour the entire city, Dante beats him in about five seconds.
    Source: Anime / Devil May Cry: The Animated Series
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Devour and Build. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/build/devour
Build & Devour. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/build/devour>.
Devour or Build. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/build/devour.

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