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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He doesn’t understand a lot about his job, but he understands construction of a ballroom.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

The state of California operates one loan guarantee program for healthcare facility construction, but none for the housing industry.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"We just saw big trucks and construction vehicles destroying our farms," she recalls.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Also on the U.S. target list are Iran’s buried stockpiles of fissile material and its construction site beneath Pickaxe Mountain, where it later hopes to enrich the material.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

It’s also that Santa Fe’s regional airport is under construction, mostly gutted and boarded off.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

construction

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