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erection

[ih-rek-shuhn] / ɪˈrɛk ʃən /
NOUN
assembly
Synonyms
STRONG
adjustment attachment building collection construction fabrication joining manufacture manufacturing modeling molding shaping welding
WEAK
connecting fitting together piecing together setting up
NOUN
building
Synonyms
STRONGEST
architecture construction home house hut
STRONG
domicile edifice fabric framework pile superstructure ziggurat
NOUN
construction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
development manufacture plan planning structure system
STRONG
architecture arrangement assembly build cast composition conception constitution contour cut disposition edifice elevation erecting 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
edifice
Synonyms
STRONGEST
monument skyscraper
STRONG
building construction habitation house pile towers
WEAK
rockpile
NOUN
fabrication
Synonyms
STRONG
assemblage assembly building construction creation product production
Antonyms
STRONG
destruction ruin
NOUN
manufacture/manufacturing
Synonyms
WEAK
accomplishment assembling assembly casting completion composing composition construction creation doing fabrication finishing forging formation making mass-production preparing produce tooling
NOUN
manufacturing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
construction manufacture
STRONG
accomplishment assembling assembly casting completion composing composition creation doing fabrication finishing forging formation making preparing produce tooling
WEAK
mass-production
NOUN
monument
Synonyms
STRONGEST
gravestone headstone marker masterpiece mausoleum pillar shrine slab statue stele stone tablet testament tomb tombstone tribute
STRONG
cairn cenotaph column commemoration ledger memento monolith obelisk pile record reminder token tower witness
WEAK
footstone magnum opus
NOUN
structure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
construction edifice house
STRONG
cage fabric pile skyscraper
WEAK
pile of bricks rockpile

Example Sentences

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Mitigations included the further covering of the asbestos-containing material, the use of fire-retardant material and the erection of additional fencing.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

Dr. Sarah Furness, the Lord-Lieutenant of Rutland, commissioned the statue's erection after the queen's death.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2024

The erection of several wind turbines is viewed by the Golan villagers as an encroachment.

From Reuters • Jun. 21, 2023

“The erection of the barricades in the roads is an unlawful and unacceptable act that will not be tolerated,” Kurti said.

From Washington Times • Dec. 28, 2022

The erection of the Charlevoix church had been an event of great excitement.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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