Building
Building noun - Something built as a dwelling, shelter, or place for human activity.
Usage example: English class will be in that big stone building over there
Skyscraper and building are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Skyscraper" instead a noun "Building".
Skyscraper
Skyscraper noun - A very tall building with many stories.
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Synonyms for Skyscraper
Building and skyscraper are semantically related. You can use "Building" instead a noun "Skyscraper".
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Related pairs
- assembly and building
- assembly and skyscraper
- construction and building
- construction and skyscraper
- pile and building
- pile and skyscraper
- structure and building
- structure and skyscraper
- house and building
- house and skyscraper
- edifice and building
- edifice and skyscraper
- tower and building
- tower and skyscraper
Both words in one sentence
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Let's not forget the many, many fun cartoons or anime where skyscraper after skyscraper after building is just freaking totaled.
Source: Conveniently Empty Building - Skyscraper City: Round about 2300 A.D., cities stopped building out and started building up.
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Community-Threatening Construction: Much of the plot revolved around a large corporation's efforts to remove the tenants of a small apartment building so they could build a small skyscraper.
Source: Film / *batteries not included
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Skyscraper and Building. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/building/skyscraper
Building & Skyscraper. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/building/skyscraper>.
Skyscraper or Building. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/building/skyscraper.
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