Constructed
Makeshift and constructed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Makeshift" instead an adjective "Constructed".
Makeshift
Makeshift adjective - Taking the place of one that came before.
Constructed and makeshift are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Constructed" instead an adjective "Makeshift".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Subverted with the makeshift catapult constructed of cathedral relics by the gargoyles in Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame in that upon completing the device, they simply push the catapult off the roof onto Judge Frollo's soldiers below.
Source: Improvised Catapult -
The makeshift TARDIS control room constructed by the Doctor out of ruined TARDIS junk is something of a hodgepodge homage to the various styles of control room seen throughout the 1963-1989 series, and was designed by the winner of a Blue Peter competition.
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Makeshift and Constructed. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/constructed/makeshift
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