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under construction

ADJECTIVE
incomplete
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deficient fragmentary inadequate insufficient lacking partial sketchy
WEAK
abridged broken crude defective expurgated fractional garbled half-done immature imperfect incoherent meager part rough rude rudimentary short unaccomplished unconsummated undeveloped undone unexecuted unpolished
Antonyms
STRONGEST
adequate ample complete enough sufficient total whole
WEAK
accomplished finished perfect
ADJECTIVE
unfinished
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bare incomplete unadorned undeveloped unfulfilled
WEAK
amateurish crude cut short dabbling defective deficient dilettante faulty formless found wanting fragmentary half-baked half-done immature imperfect in the making in the rough lacking natural not done plain raw rough roughhewn shapeless sketchy tentative unaccomplished unassembled uncompleted unconcluded undone unexecuted unfashioned unperfected unpolished unrefined wanting
Antonyms
WEAK
completed finished polished refined whole

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However, only a fraction of those projects — about 6,000, or roughly 14% — are under construction, according to the mayor.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The number of homes under construction, for instance, dropped early this year to a 5 ½-year low.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

Huge housing developments are under construction across the city, including thousands of homes on the old steelworks site in Llanwern.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

From the ground, the next generation of aptly classified Extremely Large Telescopes, some of which are under construction, will attempt to do the same thing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

At the other end, the Capitol was under construction, with scaffolding bracing the inside of its famous dome.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly