construct

[kuhn-struhkt, kon-struhkt] / kənˈstrʌkt, ˈkɒn strʌkt /

VERB

assemble, build

Synonyms

STRONGEST

build up compose create design erect establish fashion forge form formulate found manufacture organize produce put up set up shape

STRONG

compound constitute elevate engineer envision fabricate frame imagine invent make prefab raise rear

WEAK

cobble up cook up dream up fudge together hammer out hoke up put out put together throw together throw up trump up uprear whip up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy disarrange disorder disorganize end neglect ruin

STRONG

abandon decrease demolish demote deny depress drop lessen lower raze refuse stop tell the truth

WEAK

annihilate break dismantle

Example Sentences

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In March, Nasa announced a $20 billion programme to construct a permanent base powered by nuclear and solar energy at the Moon's south pole by 2032.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

And there’s a solid sense of how to construct an eight-part series about the unbelievably outlandish: Make the outlandish secondary.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

But these facts are being buried to construct a narrative that valorizes the founders.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

I use the name Coco Ono as a performance construct, as a persona, and I use it to distort issues around labor and desire.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

She hunkered down and quickly rearranged the stones to construct a different sentence.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

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