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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The project overseen by the Gateway Development Commission was constructing new tunnels for commuter rail trains to cross the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey.

From The Wall Street Journal

Fewer buyers are able to afford newly constructed homes at today’s prices and interest rates, leaving builders with too many unsold homes on their books.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her dress designer fashions the closest thing the film has to a metaphor for Melania herself: a gown constructed with no visible seams.

From Los Angeles Times

Having a big-name military figure can attract investors, which is especially important for early-stage miners raising funds to construct a mine.

From The Wall Street Journal

Moving sharply, Djokovic used his superior tennis IQ to carefully construct points in a way which Alcaraz could not compute - similar to how he discombobulated the Spaniard in last year's quarter-finals.

From BBC

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