Construct and Wreck

Construct

Construct verb - To form by putting together parts or materials.
Usage example: constructed a hydroelectric dam across the river

Wreck is an antonym for construct.

Wreck

Wreck verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Usage example: most of the furniture on the ground floor was wrecked by the floodwaters

Construct is an antonym for wreck in ruin topic.

Nearby Words: wrecked, wrecker, wreckage, wrecking

Common collocations

life construct life wreck life
facility construct facility wreck facility
thanks construct thanks wreck thanks
body construct body wreck body
Other words: system, base, train, house, room, way, plan, building, scenario, tower, ship, fleet, robot, city, units, weapons, buildings, ships.

Both words in one sentence

  • Anime / Neon Genesis Evangelion Arael appears to be a gigantic bird-like construct of light carrying its core between its "feet", but is one of the most destructive Angels, starting with turning Asuka into a barely-functioning wreck.
  • Handicapped Badass The third book reveals that the Lady had to hurt him even more to pry said seed out of him; his injuries aren't detailed, but he is described as a "wreck of humanity" and is bolted to a magical construct that allows him to float a few feet off the ground as he would otherwise be immobile.
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