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Synonyms and Antonyms of construction

synonym (synonym of construction)

  • (noun.act)
    building
    the act of constructing something (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    expression, grammatical construction
    a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    mental synthesis
    the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    structure
    a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    twist
    an interpretation of a text or action (noun.communication)
     

antonym (antonym of construction)

  • (noun.communication)
    misconstruction
    an ungrammatical constituent (noun.communication)
     

hypernym (construction IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • (noun.communication)
    constituent, grammatical constituent
    (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction (noun.communication)
     
  • a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts (noun.artifact)
    artefact, artifact
    a man-made object taken as a whole (noun.tops)
     
  • an interpretation of a text or action (noun.communication)
    interpretation
    an explanation that results from interpreting something (noun.communication)
     
  • drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem (noun.act)
    mathematical operation, mathematical process, operation
    (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods (noun.act)
     
  • the act of constructing something (noun.act)
    creating from raw materials
    the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it (noun.act)
     
  • the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones (noun.act)
    business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise
    the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects (noun.act)
     
  • the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought (noun.cognition)
    cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought, thought process
    the process of using your mind to consider something carefully (noun.cognition)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF construction relation)

  • a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit (noun.communication)
    adjunct
    a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    clause
    (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    complement
    a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    involution
    a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    phrase
    an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    predicator
    an expression that predicates (noun.communication)
     
  • a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts (noun.artifact)
    airdock, hangar, repair shed
    a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    altar
    a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    arcade, colonnade
    a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    arch
    (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    area
    a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    balcony
    a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    bascule
    a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw) (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    boarding
    a structure of boards (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    body
    the external structure of a vehicle (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    bridge, span
    a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    building, edifice
    a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    building complex, complex
    a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    catchment
    a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area) (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    coil, helix, spiral, volute, whorl
    a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    colonnade
    structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    column, pillar
    a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    corner, quoin
    (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    cross
    a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    deathtrap
    any structure that is very unsafe; where people are likely to be killed (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    defence, defense, defensive structure
    a structure used to defend against attack (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    door
    a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road) (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    entablature
    (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    erection
    a structure that has been erected (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    establishment
    a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    false bottom
    a horizontal structure that partitions a ship or box (especially one built close to the actual bottom) (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    floor, level, storey, story
    a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    fountain
    a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    guide
    a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    card-house, cardcastle, cardhouse, house of cards
    an unstable construction with playing cards (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    housing, living accommodations, lodging
    structures collectively in which people are housed (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    hull
    the frame or body of ship (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    jungle gym
    a structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and play (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    lamination
    a layered structure (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    landing, landing place
    structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    lookout, lookout station, observation tower, observatory
    a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    masonry
    structure built of stone or brick by a mason (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    memorial, monument
    a structure erected to commemorate persons or events (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    hill, mound
    structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor
    any structure that makes progress difficult (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    divider, partition
    a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    platform, weapons platform
    any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    porch
    a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    post and lintel
    a structure consisting of vertical beams (posts) supporting a horizontal beam (lintel) (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    prefab
    a prefabricated structure (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    projection
    any structure that branches out from a central support (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    public works
    structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public use (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    sail
    any structure that resembles a sail (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    offset, set-back, setoff
    structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    shelter
    a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    shoebox
    a structure resembling a shoebox (as a rectangular building or a cramped room or compartment) (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    sign, signboard
    structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    arena, bowl, sports stadium, stadium
    a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    superstructure
    structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    supporting structure
    a structure that serves to support something (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    tower
    a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    transept
    structure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church; crosses the nave at right angles (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    trestlework
    a supporting structure composed of a system of connected trestles; for a bridge or pier or scaffold e.g. (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    vaulting
    (architecture) a vaulted structure (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    shipway, slipway, ways
    structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    wellhead
    a structure built over a well (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    wind tunnel
    a structure resembling a tunnel where air is blown at known velocities for testing parts of aircraft (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.object)
    honeycomb
    a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    balance, counterbalance, equilibrium, equipoise
    equality of distribution (noun.shape)
     
  • drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem (noun.act)
    quadrature
    the construction of a square having the same area as some other figure (noun.act)
     
  • the act of constructing something (noun.act)
    crenelation, crenellation
    the action of constructing ramparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    erecting, erection
    the act of building or putting up (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    house-raising
    construction by a group of neighbors (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    assembly, fabrication
    the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    dry walling
    the activity of building stone walls without mortar (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    grading, leveling
    changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    road construction
    the construction of roads (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    ship building, shipbuilding
    the construction of ships (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    rustication
    the construction of masonry or brickwork in a rustic manner (noun.act)
     
  • the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones (noun.act)
    jerry-building
    construction of inferior buildings for a quick profit (noun.act)
     
  • the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought (noun.cognition)
    crystallization
    a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    gestation
    the conception and development of an idea or plan (noun.cognition)
     

part holonym (PART OF relation)

  • a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts (noun.artifact)
    base, foot, foundation, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure
    lowest support of a structure (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    plate
    structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    structural member
    support that is a constituent part of any structure or building (noun.artifact)
     
  • the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones (noun.act)
    masonry
    the craft of a mason (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    house painting, painting
    the occupation of a house painter (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    plumbery, plumbing
    the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    roofing
    the craft of a roofer (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    sheet-metal work
    the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    shingling
    the laying on of shingles (noun.act)
     

derivation (.... is derived from construction)

  • an interpretation of a text or action (noun.communication)
    convolute, pervert, sophisticate, twist, twist around
    practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive (verb.communication)
     
  • drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem (noun.act)
    construct
    draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions (verb.contact)
     
  • the act of constructing something (noun.act)
    build, construct, make
    make by combining materials and parts (verb.creation)
     
  • the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones (noun.act)
    build
    be engaged in building (verb.creation)
     

domain member category (.... is a member category of construction domain)

  • the act of constructing something (noun.act)
    reface
    provide with a new facing (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    wattle
    build of or with wattle (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    frame, frame up
    construct by fitting or uniting parts together (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    rebuild, reconstruct
    build again (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    groin
    build with groins (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    erect, put up, raise, rear, set up
    construct, build, or erect (verb.creation)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    preassemble, prefabricate
    to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site o more.. to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings (verb.creation)
     
synonym antonym hypernym hyponym part holonym derivation domain member category building expression mental synthesis structure twist misconstruction mathematical operation mathematical process creating from raw materials business artefact artifact quadrature crenelation erecting erection house-raising assembly masonry house painting plumbery plumbing roofing sheet-metal work construct build make convolute pervert sophisticate reface wattle frame frame up rebuild reconstruct
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. building . expression, grammatical construction . mental synthesis . structure . twist . misconstruction . constituent, grammatical constituent . artefact, artifact . interpretation . mathematical operation, mathematical process, operation . creating from raw materials . business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise . cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought, thought process . adjunct . clause . complement . involution . phrase . predicator . airdock, hangar, repair shed . altar . arcade, colonnade . arch . area . balcony . bascule . boarding . body . bridge, span . building, edifice . building complex, complex . catchment . coil, helix, spiral, volute, whorl . colonnade . column, pillar . corner, quoin . cross . deathtrap . defence, defense, defensive structure . door . entablature . erection . establishment . false bottom . floor, level, storey, story . fountain . guide . card-house, cardcastle, cardhouse, house of cards . housing, living accommodations, lodging . hull . jungle gym . lamination . landing, landing place . lookout, lookout station, observation tower, observatory . masonry . memorial, monument . hill, mound . impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor . divider, partition . platform, weapons platform . porch . post and lintel . prefab . projection . public works . sail . offset, set-back, setoff . shelter . shoebox . sign, signboard . arena, bowl, sports stadium, stadium . superstructure . supporting structure . tower . transept . trestlework . vaulting . shipway, slipway, ways . wellhead . wind tunnel . honeycomb . balance, counterbalance, equilibrium, equipoise . quadrature . crenelation, crenellation . erecting, erection . house-raising . assembly, fabrication . dry walling . grading, leveling . road construction . ship building, shipbuilding . rustication . jerry-building . crystallization . gestation . base, foot, foundation, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure . plate . structural member . masonry . house painting, painting . plumbery, plumbing . roofing . sheet-metal work . shingling . convolute, pervert, sophisticate, twist, twist around . construct . build, construct, make . build . reface . wattle . frame, frame up . rebuild, reconstruct . groin . erect, put up, raise, rear, set up . preassemble, prefabricate


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