Build
Build verb - To form by putting together parts or materials.
Harm
Harm verb - To cause bodily damage to.
How words are described
| good | good build | good harm |
| physical | physical build | physical harm |
| normal | normal build | normal harm |
| certain | certain build | certain harm |
| Other adjectives: massive, big, great, general, possible. | ||
Common collocations
| character | build character | harm character |
| reputation | build reputation | harm reputation |
| characters | build characters | harm characters |
| ship | build ship | harm ship |
| Other words: city. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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The world itself seems to be out to harm them; anything they try to build with completely falls apart in a few days, and any water source they find eventually dries up.
Source: Literature / The Goblin Wood -
Ultimately, though, it may have done more harm than good, as many felt that it legitimized the slave states and allowed them time to build up their militaries.
Source: Useful Notes / Millard Fillmore - Like The Equestrian Equation, readers are able to vote on the decisions that Twilight must make to build her society up from nearly nothing, as well as protecting them from unsavory elements who might try to harm the Herd.
Cite this Source
Harm and Build. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/build/harm
Build & Harm. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/build/harm>.
Harm or Build. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/build/harm.
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