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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On another, viewers might linger on a picture of dirt, which Siegel captured during a trip 120 feet underground while the station was under construction.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

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

Kairos uses molten fluoride salt as a coolant, allowing it to operate at low pressures and high temperatures, and it also has a smaller demonstration reactor under construction in Oak Ridge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The audition was held in the Deutsches Museum in Munich, since the orchestra’s cultural center was still under construction.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

under construction

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