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| Main Entry: | construct |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assemble, build |
| Synonyms: | build up, compose, compound, constitute, cook up*, create, design, dream up*, elevate, engineer, envision, erect, establish, fabricate, fashion, forge, form, formulate, found, frame, hammer out*, imagine, invent, make, manufacture, organize, produce, put out, put together, put up, raise, rear, set up, shape, throw up*, whip up*, cobble up, fudge together, hoke up, prefab, throw together, trump up, uprear |
| Antonyms: | annihilate, break, demolish, destroy, dismantle, raze, ruin |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | base |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | build plan or opinion on |
| Synonyms: | construct, depend, derive, establish, found, ground, hinge, locate, plant, predicate, prop, rest, set up, station, stay |
| Main Entry: | create |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | develop in mind or physically |
| Synonyms: | actualize, author, beget, bring to pass, build, coin, compose, conceive, concoct, constitute, construct, contrive, design, devise, discover, dream up, effect, erect, establish, fabricate, fashion, father, forge, form, formulate, found, generate, hatch, imagine, initiate, institute, invent, invest, make, occasion, organize, originate, parent, perform, plan, procreate, produce, rear, set up, shape, sire, spawn, start, bring into being, bring into existence, cause to be, give birth to, give life to |
| Antonyms: | destroy, ruin |
| Main Entry: | devise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | conceive, dream up |
| Synonyms: | ad-lib, arrange, blueprint*, brainstorm*, cast, chart, cogitate, come up with, concoct, construct, contrive, cook up*, craft, create, design, discover, forge, form, formulate, frame*, get off*, hatch, head trip, imagine, improvise, intrigue, invent, machinate, make up, mastermind*, plan, play it by ear*, plot, prepare, project, scheme, shape, spark, vamp, whip up*, work out, dope out*, fake it, think up, throw together, trump up |
| Antonyms: | borrow |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | erect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | build; establish |
| Synonyms: | assemble, bring about, cock, compose, construct, create, effect, elevate, fabricate, fashion, forge, form, found, frame, heighten, hoist, initiate, institute, join, lift, make, make up, manufacture, mount, organize, pitch, plant, produce, put together, put up, raise, rear, set up, shape, stand, throw up, cobble up, fit together, fudge together, knock together, prefabricate, run up, stand up, throw together, upraise, uprear |
| Antonyms: | raze, topple |
| Main Entry: | fashion |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adjust, design, create |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, adapt, build, carve, construct, contrive, cook up*, cut, devise, dream up*, erect, fabricate, fit, forge, form, frame*, make, manufacture, model, mold, plan, plot, produce, sculpture, shape, suit, tailor, turn out*, work, knock together, throw together |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hammer out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring to a conclusion |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, bring about, build, complete, construct, erect, establish, excogitate, finish, form, make, negotiate, produce, set up, settle, work out, fight through, sort out, thrash out* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mint |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | create, coin |
| Synonyms: | cast, construct, devise, fabricate, fashion, forge, invent, issue, make, make up, mold, produce, provide, punch, stamp, strike, monetize, think up |
| Main Entry: | mold |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | form, give shape |
| Synonyms: | build, construct, devise, erect, fashion, forge, form, frame, make, pat, plan, plant, plot, put together, round, scheme, whittle, sculpt |
| Antonyms: | dismantle |
| Main Entry: | organize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | arrange, systematize |
| Synonyms: | adapt, adjust, catalogue, classify, codify, combine, compose, constitute, construct, coordinate, correlate, create, dispose, establish, fashion, fit, form, formulate, frame, get together, group, harmonize, marshal, mold, pigeonhole*, put together, range, regulate, run, set up, settle, shape, standardize, straighten, tabulate, tailor, be responsible for, get going, lick into shape, line up, look after, methodize, put in order, see to, straighten out, take care of, whip into shape |
| Antonyms: | destroy, disarrange, disorder, disorganize |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | prepare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make or get ready |
| Synonyms: | adapt, adjust, anticipate, appoint, arrange, assemble, brace, build up, coach, concoct, construct, contrive, cook, develop, dispose, draw up, endow, equip, fabricate, fashion, fill in, fit, fix, form, formulate, fortify, furnish, gird, groom, make, make up, outfit, perfect, plan, practice, prime, produce, provide, put together, qualify, ready, settle, steel*, strengthen, supply, train, turn out, fit out, lay the groundwork, make provision, put in order, smooth the way, warm up |
| Antonyms: | disorganize, ignore, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | set up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | start |
| Synonyms: | arrange, assemble, back, begin, build, build up, compose, constitute, construct, create, elevate, erect, establish, excite, exhilarate, found, inaugurate, initiate, inspire, install, institute, introduce, launch, open, organize, originate, prepare, put together, put up, raise, rear, stimulate, strengthen, subsidize, make provision for, prearrange, usher in |
| Antonyms: | conclude, end, finish |
| Main Entry: | weave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blend, unite; contrive |
| Synonyms: | braid, build, careen, complicate, compose, construct, create, cue, entwine, fabricate, fold, fuse, incorporate, interlace, intermingle, intertwine, introduce, knit, knot, loop, lurch, make, make up, manufacture, mat, merge, mesh, net, plait, ply, put together, sew, snake, spin, splice, twine, twist, wind, writhe, zigzag, complect, criss-cross, crochet, interfold, interlink, move in and out, piece together, reticulate, twist and turn, whip through, wreathe |
| Antonyms: | divide, separate |
| Main Entry: | work out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | solve; satisfy |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, achieve, arrange, attain, bring off, clear, come out, complete, compromise, construct, contrive, develop, devise, elaborate, evolve, find out, finish, fix, form, formulate, go, handle, happen, manipulate, pan out*, plan, prosper, pull off*, put together, resolve, result, succeed, swing*, turn out, up, win, be effective, come to terms, figure out, get something done, go well, reach agreement |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | put together |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make by putting pieces together |
| Synonyms: | assemble, build, combine, compose, concoct, connect, construct, create, engineer, erect, form, gather, join, link, make up, mix, produce, bring together |
| Main Entry: | compose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be part of construction |
| Synonyms: | build, compound, comprise, consist of, constitute, construct, fashion, form, go into, make, make up, be an adjunct, be an element of, be made of, belong to, enter in, merge in |
| Notes: | compose is preferred when the parts of the whole being assembled are regarded as nonconcrete and more general; when the parts are concrete and specific, then constitute is more appropriate, and then there is comprise, which can mean 'comprehending or encompassing certain parts' |
| Antonyms: | destroy, disarrange, disperse, ruin, scatter |
| Main Entry: | constitute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | comprise, form |
| Synonyms: | aggregate, complement, complete, compose, compound, construct, cook up*, create, develop, dream up*, embody, enact, establish, fill out, fix, found, frame, incorporate, integrate, make, make up, set up, flesh out, fudge together |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | contrive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | invent, design |
| Synonyms: | come up with, concoct, construct, cook up, create, devise, dream up*, engineer, fabricate, fashion, forge, form, formulate, frame*, handle, hatch, improvise, make, make up*, manipulate, manufacture, move, plan, plot, project, rig*, scheme, vamp, wangle, whip up*, throw together, trump up |
| Antonyms: | disorganize |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | design |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | plan, outline |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, achieve, arrange, block out, blueprint, cast, chart, construct, contrive, create, delineate, describe, devise, diagram, draft, draw, effect, execute, fashion, form, frame, fulfill, invent, lay out, perform, produce, project, sketch, trace, work out, dope out, set out, sketch out |
| Antonyms: | disorder, disorganize |
| Main Entry: | fabricate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | manufacture |
| Synonyms: | assemble, brainstorm, build, compose, concoct, construct, contrive, cook up*, create, devise, dream up, erect, fashion, form, formulate, frame, head trip, invent, join, make, make up, mix, organize, produce, put together, shape, structure, throw up*, turn out, whip up*, cobble up, fit together, knock together, piece together, prefab, think up, throw together, whomp up |
| Antonyms: | break, demolish, destroy, ruin, wreck |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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