construct

[kuhn-struhkt, kon-struhkt] / kənˈstrʌkt, ˈkɒn strʌkt /

VERB

assemble, build

Synonyms

STRONGEST

build up compose create design erect establish fashion forge form formulate found manufacture organize produce put up set up shape

STRONG

compound constitute elevate engineer envision fabricate frame imagine invent make prefab raise rear

WEAK

cobble up cook up dream up fudge together hammer out hoke up put out put together throw together throw up trump up uprear whip up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy disarrange disorder disorganize end neglect ruin

STRONG

abandon decrease demolish demote deny depress drop lessen lower raze refuse stop tell the truth

WEAK

annihilate break dismantle

Example Sentences

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When Rob and Lucy Davies hired builder Steve Figg to construct their dream house extension, they had high hopes.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

The construct of volatility derivatives remains modestly bullish for stocks, though.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

In a filing with an appeals court, the VA said that, regardless of the court’s injunction, its policy was to construct 750 to 800 units of temporary supportive housing on the campus by September.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

They used precision-milled steel to construct the capsule and designed a special bell jar to surround it in a layer of dry air, protecting the inside from the moist soil of the American northeast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Some of them construct large, elaborately decorated, ceremonial houses.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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