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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The banks then invested the funds unwisely, often lending to connected elites to engage in speculation and big construction projects.

From The Wall Street Journal

The chief executive of the large engineering and construction firm, Arup, Jerome Frost, said the new investment would "help unlock the region's vast economic potential".

From BBC

Paramount has signed a 10-year lease to occupy a production facility currently under construction in New Jersey.

From Los Angeles Times

Microsoft committed to paying full local property taxes for data center constructions and replenishing more water than consumed.

From Barron's

On Monday, a judge lifted the stop work order for one project off Rhode Island, but the other four that were under construction remain stalled, losing millions of dollars each day.

From Barron's

construction

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