1
as in to devise
to create or think of by clever use of the imagination
he managed to construct a theory that fits all the facts
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in to build
to form by putting together parts or materials
constructed a hydroelectric dam across the river
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in concept
Related Words
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of construct
Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
The way a child constructs and engages with the scene can help the therapist explore underlying emotions and unconscious themes.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 17 June 2026
Tham Thi Nguyen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
The final product that has emerged is not a tool, but a system that treats reputation as a dynamic and continuously evolving construct.
—Wyles Daniel
may 19, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for construct
Verb
The lean was likely caused by trees that had been planted near the sound wall when it and the neighboring subdivision were constructed in the 1980s.
—Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
The way a child constructs and engages with the scene can help the therapist explore underlying emotions and unconscious themes.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 17 June 2026
Noun
Genre is a dynamic and semiotic construct through which form, content, and social context become organized and recognizable.
—Tham Thi Nguyen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
The final product that has emerged is not a tool, but a system that treats reputation as a dynamic and continuously evolving construct.
—Wyles Daniel
may 19, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for construct
Recent Examples of Synonyms for construct
Verb
-
Security firm Varonis devised an exploit chain that was able to catapult over these guardrails.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
16 June 2026
-
The researchers were Stanford psychologists carrying out an experiment on impulse control devised by Walter Mischel.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
Verb
-
That edit-first habit is the real core of how to build a capsule wardrobe, since what is left reveals the gaps worth filling.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
-
Web developers and digital designers These workers build websites and apps, employing both coding and visual design skills.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Noun
-
Rodriguez has been developing the concept for more than a decade, based on drawings and stories created with and for his children.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
18 June 2026
-
Tesla pioneered the concept of mobile service, and some legacy automakers have followed including Ford and Lincoln, amongst others.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
18 June 2026
Verb
-
Every detail is accurate, though the picture as a whole is an invention, concocted from multiple views, locations, and studies.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
-
Investigators believed Simko met one of the suspects at a cannabis festival in Ann Arbor, where the suspects reportedly concocted a plan to set up a fake business deal and steal what officials said was upwards of 50 pounds of marijuana.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Verb
-
Unable to assemble a senior women’s squad in time, Sudan’s soccer federation entered a younger team to avoid forfeiting its place in the qualifiers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
-
Amazon Leo, previously known as Project Kuiper, is the broadband megaconstellation that Amazon is assembling in low Earth orbit (LEO).—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
17 June 2026
Noun
-
Pinney’s bold and free conception of how a drama is constituted, and its inseparability from time and memory, displays a rare associative virtuosity.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
-
Many such challenges to a narrow conception of patriotism are now being deliberately excluded from military education.—
Clint Smith,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
Verb
-
Remember Bonnie, the adorable five-year-old who inherited Andy’s old toys and, in a stroke of brilliance, invented one of her own by gluing a pair of googly eyes onto a cheap white spork?—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
-
But there is now chatter of other scenarios — some legit, some planted for negotiating purposes, some invented — and that may get louder leading up to draft day.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 June 2026
Verb
-
The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 June 2026
-
This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Construct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/construct. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
