BUILDINGS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BUILDINGS?

Need another word that means the same as “buildings”? Find 2 synonyms and 30 related words for “buildings” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Buildings” are: construction, edifice

Buildings as a Noun

Definitions of "Buildings" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “buildings” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones.
• The act of constructing something.
• A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place.
• The occupants of a building.

Synonyms of "Buildings" as a noun (2 Words)

construction	The action of building something, typically a large structure. Sentence construction.
edifice	A complex system of beliefs. It was an imposing edifice.

Usage Examples of "Buildings" as a noun

• The entire building complained about the noise.
• Workers in the building trades.
• There was a three-story building on the corner.
• His hobby was the building of boats.

Associations of "Buildings" (30 Words)

apartment	A suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house. The family lived in a rented apartment.
arch	Architecture a masonry construction usually curved for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it. They built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory.
architecture	The conceptual structure and logical organization of a computer or computer-based system. The architecture of a computer s system software.
brick	Block or enclose with a wall of bricks. You are really a brick Vi Gloria said.
cabinet	Persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers. A cocktail cabinet.
condominium	The system of ownership by which condominiums operate in which owners have full title to the individual apartment or house and an undivided interest in the shared parts of the property. Sudan was from 1899 an Anglo Egyptian condominium.
construct	An abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances. History is largely an ideological construct.
construction	A building or other structure. The mill is of brick construction.
corner	Turn a corner. The huge bookshop on the corner.
dome	A thing shaped like a dome. The dome of the sky.
edifice	A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place. The concepts on which the edifice of capitalism was built.
facade	The face or front of a building. Her flawless public facade masked private despair.
ferroconcrete	Concrete reinforced with steel. A ferroconcrete storage tank.
locus	The effective or perceived location of something abstract. The locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle.
outdoor	Pertaining to or concerning the outdoors or outdoor activities. A beautiful outdoor setting for the wedding.
rebuild	An instance of rebuilding. The house was rebuild after it was hit by a bomb.
reconstitute	Restore (dried food or drink) to its original state by adding water. The governing board was reconstituted.
reconstruct	Do over, as of (part of) a house. From copies of correspondence it is possible to reconstruct the broad sequence of events.
reconstruction	An impression, model, or re-enactment of a past event formed from the available evidence. Comparison between the original and the reconstruction.
reforestation	The restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting. The need for post fire reforestation.
reinstate	Restore (someone or something) to their former position or state. The union threatened strike action if Owen was not reinstated.
remodel	Do over, as of (part of) a house. She remodelled the head with careful fingers.
rental	The action of renting something. Several young people sharing a summer rental.
reshuffle	Shuffle (playing cards) again. The new Prime Minister reshuffled his cabinet.
rotunda	A building having a circular plan and a dome. A rotonda that exits on four roads into Greater Manila.
skyscraper	A triangular skysail.
spatial	Pertaining to or involving or having the nature of space. Spatial ability.
stairway	A way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps. A narrow stone stairway.
tenement	Any kind of permanent property, e.g. lands or rents, held from a superior.
upstairs	Situated on an upper floor. I tiptoed upstairs.