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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

It remains under construction and “ahead of schedule,” Trump has said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

"This event would never have happened with the Militarily Top Secret Ballroom currently under construction at the White House," Trump wrote.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

The first commercial nuclear-power projects in a decade are now under construction in the U.S., a potential turning point for a segment of the power industry that has been stuck in neutral for years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

A long I beam stretched nearly the full length of the loft, and on it lay the framework of an eight-oared shell under construction.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown