Construction and Desolation

Opposite meaning words

Construction noun - Something put together by arranging or connecting an array of parts.

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Desolation is an antonym for construction.

Desolation noun - The state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless.

Usage example: the nuclear attack resulted in a scene of utter desolation

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Construction is an antonym for desolation in barrenness topic.

new

new construction

new desolation

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