construction

[kuhn-struhk-shuhn] / kənˈstrʌk ʃən /

NOUN

creation, building

Synonyms

STRONGEST

development manufacture plan planning structure system

STRONG

architecture arrangement assembly build cast composition conception constitution contour cut disposition edifice elevation erecting erection fabric fabrication figuration figure form format formation foundation improvisation invention makeup making mold origination outline prefab prefabrication raising rearing shape systematization turn type

WEAK

fabricating putting up roadwork

Antonyms

STRONG

disarrangement truth

WEAK

destruction disfigurement disorganization ruin ruins

NOUN

explanation

Synonyms

STRONG

apprehension construal definition exegesis explication exposition inference interpretation reading rendering rendition translation version

WEAK

exposé

Antonyms

STRONG

vagueness

WEAK

destruction disfigurement disorganization ruin ruins

Example Sentences

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Kuwait has signed a deal worth $4.1 billion with China to complete the construction of a major port, as the oil-rich country seeks to diversify its economy with a bigger role in global trade.

From Barron's

Ebert has a team of seven drone pilots who monitor the construction of solar and wind-turbine installations across thousands of acres.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr Ballon is aware of rising controversy around the construction of energy-devouring data centres.

From BBC

Mr. Puryear’s superpower is the ability to keep viewers marveling at his artworks’ meticulous construction, while guessing at their purposes and meanings.

From The Wall Street Journal

The five projects paused by the Interior Department were expected to power millions of homes and businesses along the Atlantic coast, and several are in advanced stages of construction.

From Barron's

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