Synonyms building
building ▪ property ▪ premises ▪ complex ▪ structure ▪ block
These are all words for a structure such as a house, office block or factory that has a roof and four walls
building a structure such as a house, an office block or a factory that has a roof and four walls.property a building or buildings and the surrounding land; land and buildings:
We have a buyer who would like to view the property.
The price of property has risen enormously.
This word is often used when talking about buying/​selling houses or other buildings and land.
premises pl. the building or buildings and surrounding land that a business owns or uses:
The company is looking for larger premises.
complex a group of buildings of a similar type together in one place:
a leisure complex
structure a thing that is made of several parts, especially a building:
The pier is a wooden structure.
block (British English) a tall building that contains flats or offices; a building that forms part of a school, hospital, etc. and is used for a particular purpose:
a block of flats
the school’s science block
Patterns
a(n) commercial/​industrial/​residential building/​property/​premises/​complex/​block
an apartment building/​complex/​block
a/​the school building/​premises
to build a property/​complex/​structure/​block
to put up a building/​property/​structure/​block
to demolish/​pull down a building/​property/​complex/​structure/​block