Build and Wrack

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

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Wrack is an antonym for build.

Nearby Words: built, building, buildup, builder

Wrack verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.

Usage example: it's amazing how a raging sea can wrack a seemingly sturdy beachfront home

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Build is an antonym for wrack.

Nearby Words: wracked, wracking

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

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

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

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