constructs

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 truth

WEAK

annihilate break dismantle

Example Sentences

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The ecosystem does not wait for evidence; it constructs a narrative framework into which evidence, if it ever appears, can be slotted later.

From Salon • Jun. 24, 2026

"What you see them do is navigate a world with the constructs of capitalism," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

"What we conclude is that these color qualities don't emerge from additional external constructs such as cultural or learned experiences but reflect the intrinsic properties of the color metric itself," Bujack said.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

How many under-discussed societal constructs did “Seinfeld” shine a light on over the years?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Finally, Leonardo constructs a clay model of the horse, which he needs to make the mold for the casting, and the model becomes the wonder of Milan.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day