BUILT-UP Synonyms: 154 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

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verb

past tense of build up

as in increased

to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number static electricity built up on the cat's fur

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as in gained

to gradually increase in the roller coaster built up momentum

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as in accumulated

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass evidence that the toxic chemical builds up in the bloodstream to unhealthy levels

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as in expanded

to make greater in size, amount, or number he patiently built up his coin collection over several decades the young stockbroker worked hard to build up a clientele

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Adjective

The Caribbean-facing region of Quintana Roo has some of Mexico's busiest and most built-up beachfronts, but visitors looking for a more serene escape will love still-secret destinations like Mahahual. — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025 While the Classic looks a little more built-up, and has what may be a larger, physical rotating bezel, both watches have what’s known in some circles as a squircle design. — Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025 The area was densely built-up before the war and the enormous scale of damage means there are now huge mountains of rubble and debris everywhere. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025 Playa Flamenco Located on the northern shore of Culebra, Playa Flamenco feels anything but built-up and busy despite being the island's main attraction. — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025 The home’s outer structure has a flat roof frame, composed of built-up. — Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024 That group could factor into the team’s Game 2 plan, as well, following the Dodgers’ most built-up starting pitcher in breakout rookie Bobby Miller. — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023

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The superstructure has been built up to roof-level, rising up to 70 feet in some places, and has a footprint of 50,000 square feet, Fisher said. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Chinese factories have built up the capacity to produce roughly 1,200 gigawatts of solar infrastructure annually—nearly double the amount installed worldwide last year. — Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026 But criticism of the outdoor dining arrangements built up, with detractors saying the spots were unsightly, dirty, and harboring rats. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 Roughly 1 in 3 homeowners — nearly 29 million households — have built up more equity than the federal capital gains tax exclusion for single filers, $250,000, according to a 2025 analysis by the National Association of Realtors. — Annie Nova,sarah Agostino,kelli Grant, Cfp®, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026 At that time, brands and retailers had built up too much inventory following a surge of post-Covid demand, which slowed with the rise of inflation in 2022. — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026 Their bodies are built up in thick paint, their limbs modeled with short lateral strokes that wrap each arm into a solid cylinder. — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026 The other major reason oil prices didn’t rise as high as feared is because China built up its storage stockpiles to all-time highs and dramatically cut down on its imports after the war began. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 9 July 2026 This is the first piece of hard news for a team that had built up quite a bit of momentum in recent months. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 31 May 2026

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The data is based on aggregated card and digital tip transactions from restaurants on the Toast platform, which has about 171,000 locations in the United States.

— Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 24 June 2026
The agreement calls for the sharing of aggregated data with all personally identifiable information removed.

— Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 17 June 2026

Definition of aggregated

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Photo courtesy of Atlanta Police Department Police said Brown had gained the mother's trust over about a year.

— CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Postpartum wristbands gained traction across the country through health awareness campaigns fueled by social media posts and evening news segments.

— Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of gained

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Directed by Na Hong-Jin and starring Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Jung Ho-yeon, Michael Fassbender, and Alicia Vikander, the alien-encounter feature has accumulated $35 million from 4,518,395 admissions.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
Bregman has accumulated more than 5,000 at-bats across his major-league career, and none of those moments happened during a rebuilding period.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

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Approximately 1,000 homes were threatened, and evacuations have expanded, according to an earlier update from the Washoe County Sheriff's Office.

— Jenna Harrison, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have expanded such routes to export their oil via ports in the Red Sea and Gulf of Oman.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of expanded

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If enough assets exist, both the outstanding principal and any allowable accrued interest may be paid before remaining assets are distributed to heirs.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 July 2026
The complaint claims that workers immediately lost their jobs, benefits, and access to company systems at that time, and were owed accrued vacation and sick pay.

— ABC NEWS, ABC News, 14 May 2026

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Long-term Treasury yields rose to their highest point since 2007, creating another headwind for the economy and lifting borrowing costs for consumers and businesses.

— David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026
As for metal, solid gold, whether yellow, white, or rose, remains the steadiest choice, aging with grace and holding its value across the years.

— Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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As the court met Monday on Yabloko’s appeal, the party’s supporters gathered outside the courthouse and Russian media reported that several dozen people were detained.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
People gathered at Downtown Park in Hopkins, Minnesota, on Monday night to mourn the deaths of 7-year-old Evie Brown, Kristen Brown and Alice Brown.

— Ashley Grams, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

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