Synonyms of constructions

constructions

noun

plural of construction

1

as in structures

something put together by arranging or connecting an array of parts

the swing set turned out to be a more complicated construction than the "some assembly required" warning suggested

Synonyms & Similar Words

• structures
• arrangements
• erections
• frameworks
• assemblies
• geometries
• configurations
• skeletons
• frames
• shells
• geographies

2

as in explanations

a statement that makes something clear

could you give us your construction of this passage in the Bible?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explanations
• interpretations
• illustrations
• translations
• analyses
• elucidations
• explications
• clarifications
• definitions
• exegeses
• illuminations
• expositions
• reasonings
• road maps
• comments
• demonstrations
• commentaries
• annotations
• restatements
• meanings
• edifications
• glosses
• paraphrases
• justifications
• enlightenments
• rationalizations
• enactments
• rationales
• disentanglements
• warnings
• epexegeses
• caveats
• cautions

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of constructions

Painkiller translated those organic forms into wrapping, overlapping and layered constructions, exploring the relationship between nature and technology through contemporary menswear. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

The clouds were made in the Netherlands by a firm with a history of building steel ship hulls that now specializes in building complex steel constructions like the clouds using digital data. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Most adults’ feet are marginally different sizes (by around 2mm), while men and women generally require different soccer-cleat constructions. — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Another glorious experiment is his Lotus Chorus Workshop, in which prompts challenge the user to try out all kinds of strange sentence constructions, like a literary CrossFit box. — Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

The answer lies in constructions from theoretical computer science called error-correcting codes, which are intimately intertwined with high-dimensional sphere packing. — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026

The new constructions added nearly 3,000 beds to the state’s capacity for those detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Nearby there’s a vitrine of maquettes showing different stitch constructions, from blind welt to Norwegian welting. — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

Over time, these hasty constructions gave way to sites that still define New York, like the vast Reflecting Absence memorial at the World Trade Center site, a garden in northern Manhattan, and a memorial on the shores of Staten Island. — Robert W. Snyder, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026