Build up and Taking down

Opposite meaning terms

Build up verb - To become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number.

Show all Definitions

Taking down is an antonym for build up.

Definitions of Build up not found.

Build up is an antonym for taking down in topics: humble, write down.

After all the build up involving taking down an army of her Mooks she was taken down in a cutscene.

Source: Cutscene Boss
Even if they go down taking down an enemy, they know that in doing so they give XCOM time to build up their forces and utterly wipe out the enemy.

Source: Fanfic / XCOM Second Contact

Cite this Source

Taking down and Build up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/build_up/taking_down

Build up & Taking down. N.p., 2016. Web. 12 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/build_up/taking_down>.

Taking down or Build up. 2016. Accessed August 12, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/build_up/taking_down.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "build up" and "taking down" have occurred on timeline