Build and Efface

Opposite meaning words

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

Show all Definitions

Efface is an antonym for build.

Nearby Words: built, building, buildup, builder

Efface verb - To destroy all traces of.

Usage example: when the supply ship finally arrived, it discovered that virtually all evidence of the colony at Roanoke had been effaced

Show all Definitions

Build is an antonym for efface in erase topic.

Nearby Word: effacing

Cite this Source

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

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

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

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "build" and "efface" have occurred on timeline