Build
Build verb - To form by putting together parts or materials.
Usage example: he spent hours building a model airplane from a kit
Strike
Strike verb - To take apart.
Usage example: the stagehands struck the sets the morning after the play closed
How words are described
| good | good build | good strike |
| physical | physical build | physical strike |
| full | full build | full strike |
| particular | particular build | particular strike |
| Other adjectives: normal, complete, solid, original, initial, single, strong, powerful, massive, large, big, great, huge, infamous, impressive, general, possible, final, deadly, stealth. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Henry can do the standard build up charge and strike, but he can also build charge over consecutive strikes.
Source: Video Game / Silent Hill 4 -
For one, Henry can build power to strike with a strong attack, but can also build charge over consecutive strikes to end a combo with a strong attack.
Source: Charged Attack - Death from Above: You can build missile units that can strike colonies from afar.
Source: Video Game / Deadlock
Cite this Source
Strike and Build. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/build/strike
Build & Strike. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/build/strike>.
Strike or Build. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/build/strike.
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