Definitions

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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But on Thursday, a US official confirmed to AFP that Washington was launching its own international coalition to restart shipping, dubbed "the Maritime Freedom Construct".

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

While the Maritime Freedom Construct isn’t a military coalition, the cable instructs U.S. officials to ask foreign counterparts whether they would like to be a “diplomatic and/or military partner.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

FAHA, co-author of the Life's Essential 8: Updating and Enhancing the American Heart Association's Construct of Cardiovascular Health, said the findings are consistent with prior research.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2024

A U.S.-backed maritime group called the International Maritime Security Construct “is notifying regional mariners of appropriate precautions to minimize the risk of seizure based on current regional tensions, which we seek to de-escalate,” Hawkins said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 12, 2023

Construct, kon-strukt′, v.t. to build up: to compile: to put together the parts of a thing: to make: to compose.—adj. constructed.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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