CARPENTER Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

carpenter

verb

Definition of carpenter

as in to hammer

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Recent Examples of carpenter With a dedicated ad campaign fronted by Clint 419, the founder of steetwear brand Corteiz, and Italian actor Alessandro Borghi, the collection is comprised of about 18 looks spanning outerwear, overshirts, utility vests, jeans and carpenter denim pants. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025 The drama is something that seems to be leaking from the very forms so elaborately carpentered to contain it. — Jesse Green, New York Times, 8 June 2017

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Bass hammered Raman over the remark, accusing the council member of romanticizing Gates’ tenure.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Russian forces hammered energy infrastructure around Ukraine’s capital with missiles and drones overnight, straining Kyiv’s power supply ‌and heating systems as temperatures headed towards zero, officials said on Saturday.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of hammer

Verb

Her wish list included healthy trees, an extra bedroom for visitors and a house that was either newly built or recently renovated.

— Heather Senison, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Pat and Jerry Brown as inspirations, citing the younger Brown’s fiscal expertise and the elder’s work to build infrastructure and grow the University of California.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of build

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Dalí’s body has not been dragged from the grave, but a version of him has been put to work, his likeness shaped and molded to fit the desires of another.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
Even an artist like Buddy, who is not that far from any of those guys, because the same circumstances shaped and molded him.

— Angel Diaz, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of mold

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The fuel cells will be manufactured in the US by Bloom Energy and will convert natural gas into electricity through an electrochemical process.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Limp said the company will continue to manufacture the existing BE-4 engine for United Launch Alliance, which uses two of the engines to power its Vulcan rocket.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of manufacture

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Its beauty is only rivalled by the bubbling powder-blue domes of nearby Süleymaniye Mosque, constructed by Mimar Sinan, a contemporary of Michelangelo.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
Amentum, by contrast, brings the nuclear safety protocols, systems engineering, and large-scale delivery management needed to construct actual industrial facilities.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of construct

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At its heart is a figure shaped like a mountain which is believed to be the god Yúcahu.

— James Rampton, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
The annual tribute dinner format will change, too, with host Guy Fieri celebrating two decades of Food Network talent that have shaped the festival.

— Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of shape

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Hreljanovic’s lawyers said that a key document — purportedly assigning the rights from Olsen to DeFalco — had been forged.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
Arden, of course, is a director who knows both how to create potent visual pictures and how to forge kinetic movement within them.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

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