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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He has recently constructed "a memorial for the descendants of Africans, the diaspora... whom we have told for a long time that history began with slavery, with colonisation".

From Barron's

"And no president is legally allowed to construct a ballroom on public property without giving the public the opportunity to weigh in."

From BBC

Roan’s lipstick gone “awry” on her teeth brings a camp sensibility to both mock and celebrate feminine performance that resists traditional heteronormative constructs.

From Salon

Under the new construct, the Marine Corps Medium Landing Ship will be based on the design of Damen Naval’s LST 100.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the other half, we reduced expression using "Tough Decoy" constructs.

From Science Daily

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