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 construct of volatility derivatives remains strongly positive for stocks.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

And there’s a solid sense of how to construct an eight-part series about the unbelievably outlandish: Make the outlandish secondary.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

“These factors allowed Israel to construct a precise target bank encompassing both field commanders and high-ranking leadership figures,” Shehadeh said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

‘Since nothing can be made from nothing: God could not construct the world without matter.’

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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