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Definitions

construction

[kuhn-struhk-shuhn] / kənˈstrʌk ʃən /
NOUN
creation, building
Synonyms
STRONGEST
development manufacture plan planning structure system
STRONG
architecture arrangement assembly build cast composition conception constitution contour cut disposition edifice elevation erecting erection fabric fabrication figuration figure form format formation foundation improvisation invention makeup making mold origination outline prefab prefabrication raising rearing shape systematization turn type
WEAK
fabricating putting up roadwork
Antonyms
STRONG
disarrangement truth
WEAK
destruction disfigurement disorganization ruin ruins
NOUN
explanation
Synonyms
STRONG
apprehension construal definition exegesis explication exposition inference interpretation reading rendering rendition translation version
WEAK
exposé
Antonyms
STRONG
vagueness
WEAK
destruction disfigurement disorganization ruin ruins

Example Sentences

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More recent new construction hasn’t replaced America’s graying housing stock, meaning the age of the median home is a record 44 years, according to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

A weaker construction market has also made for weaker beer demand.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026

The work took place during construction of the new "Römerstadtschule," where archaeologists excavated more than 4,500 square meters at the center of the ancient Roman city.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

District Judge Richard Leon ordered a temporary halt to construction.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Incredibly, the same engineers and chemists who explained the inner workings of the Alcoa plant to the saboteurs had supervised the construction of them.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.