Synonyms for construct
- verb
- noun
Definitions
- v. 1
To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
A wall constructed of random stones.
- v. 2
To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas.
A sentence may be constructed with a subject, verb and object.
- v. 3
To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques.
Construct a circle that touches each vertex of the given triangle.
- n. 1
A concept or model.
Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics.
Related words
- Word family
- constructible constructive
- Phrases
- construct state
Forms
- Plural
- constructs → concepts, models, ideas, notions…
- Past participle
- constructed
e.g. constructed → built, formed, erected, assembled…
Example sentences
- build It has taken forty-six years to build this temple.
- produce Your pessimism won't produce any positive results.
- assemble They helped her assemble the furniture she bought.
- erect Nobody intends to erect a wall.
- manufacture The plants manufacture complex chemical compounds.
- fabricate Some like to fabricate distinctions between a lady and a woman.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| construct | rising | |
| build | rising | |
| produce | falling | |
| assemble | steady | |
| erect | falling | |
| manufacture | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- make1, idea3, form1, join1, rear1, mold1
- 5 letters
- model2, build1, raise1, shape1, frame1, forge1, erect2, mould1, forme
- 6 letters
- notion2, invent2, devise2
- 7 letters
- produce2, concept2, combine2, arrange2, compose2, retrace2
- 8 letters
- organize3, assemble3, organise, contrive2
- 9 letters
- fabricate3
- 10 letters
- conception3
- 11 letters
- manufacture4
- 14 letters
- representation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idea3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- construire