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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In addition, it states that the plans for the event did not receive approval from Congress to construct a massive structure on the lawn and did not undergo a required environmental review before construction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

To make sense of this, we could construct a five-dimensional framework, using three spatial dimensions and two time dimensions.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Kushner and his wife Ivanka Trump announced plans to construct luxury hotels and villas in Albania back in 2024.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Dolan, the combative billionaire owner who has overseen the team since 1999, had failed repeatedly and spectacularly to construct a champion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

On the other hand, Newcomen, unlike Savery, had to construct a moving piston, with all the difficulties of potential friction and leaking that entailed.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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