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

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The contracts by the Space Development Agency will fund the construction by each company of 18 satellites for a network in development that will provide warning of advanced threats such as hypersonic missiles.

From Los Angeles Times

Deforestation and construction activity near their habitats force elephants to stray further afield for food, often bringing them into conflict with humans.

From Barron's

He quickly approved the project, and construction began soon after.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I moved as fast as I could,” Forrest said, telling me he was entering the final phase of construction.

From Los Angeles Times

BlackRock is “making sustainability integral to portfolio construction and risk management.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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