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Synonyms for construction
Synonyms for construction: structure, twist and building. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 3 synonyms for construction
Interchangeable with construction, one per sense
Audited under construction's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one construction carries in that sense.
- structurenoun, in the sense "a thing constructed"
- twistnoun, in the sense "an interpretation of a text or action"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name construction as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- buildingbuilding is a noun in the sense "the act of constructing something"
two of these come from construction's own entries in the bank, and one was audited from the other word's side of the pair. Both directions were read by a human, and only the sense quoted differs.
a thing constructed
She wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons.
The true synonym
structure
Same sentence, swapped: She wore her hair in an amazing structure of whirls and ribbons.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot construction is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- expression
- toy
- strip
an interpretation of a text or action
They put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct.
The true synonym
twist
Same sentence, swapped: They put an unsympathetic twist on his conduct.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles for this sense. Each is a real word, and none of them can stand where construction stands in the sentence above.
- expression
- reconstruction
- mistaking
Where construction turns up in the game
construction is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in two other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where construction is the trap
- expressionnoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is saying, in the sense "a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations", with construction sitting one tile away.
- recordingnoun, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is transcription, in the sense "the act of making a record (especially an audio record)", and construction is one of the three tiles that lose.
Play construction
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so construction reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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The ring widens as it goes, from objects at Treeline outward to the whole bank.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. construction carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.