under construction

[uhn-der-kuhn-struhk-shuhn] / ˌʌn dər kənˈstrʌk ʃən /

ADJECTIVE

incomplete

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deficient fragmentary inadequate insufficient lacking partial sketchy

WEAK

abridged broken crude defective expurgated fractional garbled half-done immature imperfect incoherent meager part rough rude rudimentary short unaccomplished unconsummated undeveloped undone unexecuted unpolished

Antonyms

STRONGEST

adequate ample complete enough sufficient total whole

WEAK

accomplished finished perfect

ADJECTIVE

unfinished

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bare incomplete unadorned undeveloped unfulfilled

WEAK

amateurish crude cut short dabbling defective deficient dilettante faulty formless found wanting fragmentary half-baked half-done immature imperfect in the making in the rough lacking natural not done plain raw rough roughhewn shapeless sketchy tentative unaccomplished unassembled uncompleted unconcluded undone unexecuted unfashioned unperfected unpolished unrefined wanting

Antonyms

WEAK

completed finished polished refined whole

Example Sentences

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The number of homes under construction, for instance, dropped early this year to a 5 ½-year low.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

Huge housing developments are under construction across the city, including thousands of homes on the old steelworks site in Llanwern.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

It remains under construction and “ahead of schedule,” Trump has said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

From the ground, the next generation of aptly classified Extremely Large Telescopes, some of which are under construction, will attempt to do the same thing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The art teachers signed on first, followed by the social studies teachers, so now paper links are under construction all day, not just before and after school and at lunch.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

under construction

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