CARPENTER Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

carpenter

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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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So instead, Ziegfeld brought video of their snake-charming act, then hammered home their carnival sideshow bona fides by knocking a nail into their own nasal cavity in what was called the Human Blockhead act.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
During an interview last month in Cincinnati, Li said Boluda kept hammering home the message that tennis is supposed to be fun.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of hammer

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The billionaire chairman and CEO of WorldQuant has been a pioneer in applying AI and other technologies to vast collections of data, looking to build predictive models from historical information.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
During the pandemic, car production was capped, and automakers used their limited capacity on building luxury cars, like Maseratis.

— David Freedlander, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of build

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Yeah, there’s still a full ACC schedule, and Miami isn’t on it, and Louisville comes to Atlanta in November, so there’s time for Brent Key to mold this team back into a contender.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
With nowhere else to go on short notice, a desperate Jerry casts her, and then tries to mold her into some kind of acceptable performance.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of mold

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This configuration is designed to remain operational despite manufacturing deviations and wear that develops during extended operation.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
Over the decades, however, other threats—imagined or manufactured—were used to target individuals or institutions deemed suspicious by the Justice Department and law enforcement.

— David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of manufacture

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The report also said there were indications that operations began in January at a uranium enrichment facility in Kangson, near the capital Pyongyang, within an annex that had been constructed in 2024.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Instead of constructing a large reactor facility above ground, the company’s model would shift much of the system underground.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of construct

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The breakdown gets disclosed by organisers in the weeks afterwards, but decisions were ultimately shaped by individual performances, as well as those of their team.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
But Mike Strain says almost as soon as 'K-shaped' became a relevant term to describe what was happening in the economy, people began abusing it.

— Paddy Hirsch, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of shape

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There is also the John Klingberg who fashioned a 700-game career in the world’s best hockey league while often playing in pain after multiple hip surgeries.

— Eric Stephens, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Its words were shaped by quills fashioned from the feathers of molting geese.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

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