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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Industry experts anticipate a slowdown in new construction this year will help shrink the supply-demand gap.

From The Wall Street Journal

The French construction company on Thursday said the portfolio comprises nine toll highway concessions in southeast India, as well as in the west of the country.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wynn Resorts quickly restarted construction on a $5 billion casino resort in the United Arab Emirates that is set to open next year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Travelling to Colorado for a construction job, Daily says the moment that changed his life was meeting his wife at a church.

From BBC

There were also falls in the service sector, with tourism and logistics firms all far more pessimistic, as well as in trade and construction, it said.

From Barron's

construction

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