Synonyms of constructing

constructing

verb

present participle of construct

1

as in devising

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

• devising
• concocting
• inventing
• designing
• producing
• manufacturing
• thinking (up)
• cooking (up)
• fabricating
• contriving
• coming up with
• drumming up
• excogitating
• hatching
• making up
• conceiving
• envisioning
• imagining
• visualizing
• trumping up
• dreaming
• vamping (up)
• coining
• improvising
• envisaging
• fantasizing
• daydreaming
• visioning
• picturing
• extemporizing
• ad-libbing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reproducing
• copying
• duplicating
• imitating
• replicating
• mimicking
• cloning
• reduplicating
• copycatting

2

as in building

to form by putting together parts or materials

constructed a hydroelectric dam across the river

Synonyms & Similar Words

• building
• assembling
• erecting
• making
• creating
• designing
• establishing
• fabricating
• producing
• manufacturing
• piecing
• rebuilding
• raising
• rearing
• generating
• confecting
• making up
• concocting
• organizing
• reconstructing
• fashioning
• setting up
• putting together
• shaping
• inventing
• putting up
• forging
• devising
• framing
• initiating
• molding
• originating
• imagining
• inaugurating
• instituting
• hammering
• beginning
• constituting
• innovating
• prefabricating
• carpentering
• conceiving
• handcrafting
• coining
• combining
• retrofitting
• contriving
• founding
• reassembling
• redeveloping
• fathering
• thinking (up)
• cooking (up)
• uniting
• reedifying
• throwing up
• rigging (up)
• jerry-building

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismantling
• destroying
• striking
• disassembling
• demolishing
• wrecking
• dismembering
• tearing down
• flattening
• taking down
• smashing
• ruining
• razing
• knocking down
• pulverizing
• shattering
• devastating
• leveling
• exploding
• pulling down
• dividing
• demounting
• separating
• detaching
• blowing up
• disengaging
• ruinating
• disconnecting
• disjoining
• disuniting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of constructing

Ground crews are carrying out manual firefighting, cooling operations, patrols and constructing firebreaks to prevent the flames from spreading further. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

China is building a lunar base Upon completion of its first base on the Moon in 2035, China will move ahead and extend its footprint by constructing a larger orbiting complex by 2045. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026

In the first part of the proposal, Wyden wants to remove existing tax incentives for constructing data centers, for instance, making it so that assets purchased for data centers are not immediately eligible for write-off. — Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2026

Decking out background actors on the HBO period drama is months in the making, with in-house milliners tasked with constructing eye-catching headwear. — Emma Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Following Punk’s move to the blue brand, WWE is reportedly constructing a SmackDown roster designed specifically to be built around Punk. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Something else always happens, as Hoyer’s front office knows full well after methodically constructing this roster over multiple years, and then absorbing a cascade of pitching injuries that would have sunk a lesser organization. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Moore stayed to help with the process of constructing next season’s roster and schedule, as Hurley wanted stability with the offseason shortened by another Final Four run. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026

The lengthy process of constructing power plants, for example, involves planning permission, commissioning, and construction, and the same goes for building data centers. — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 22 July 2026