Synonyms for re-construction


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ree-kuh n-struhk-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌri kənˈstrʌk ʃən

Top 10 synonyms for re-construction Other synonyms for the word re-construction

Définition of re-construction

Origin :
  • 1791, "action or process of reconstructing," from re- + construction. In U.S. political history sense (usually with a capital R-), from 1865. It had been used during the American Civil War in reference to reconstitution of the union.
  • As in remembrance : noun memory, recollection
  • As in repair : noun restoration, fixing
  • As in readjustment : noun rearrangement
  • As in reconstruction : noun rebuilding
  • As in recovery : noun the act of returning to normal
  • As in reformation : noun the act of reforming
  • As in rehabilitation : noun restoration
  • As in remodeling : noun renovation
  • As in restoration : noun the act of reconstructing
  • As in restoration : noun reestablishment
  • As in change : noun something made different; alteration
  • As in metanoia : noun conversion
  • As in regeneration : noun conversion
  • As in transfiguration : noun change
  • As in transmogrification : noun change
  • As in transubstantiation : noun change
  • As in conversion : noun change, adaptation
  • As in fossil : noun organic remains of a previous time
Example sentences :
  • It is a re-construction and reconquest of a paradise lost by giving up the fruit of the tree of knowledge.
  • Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
  • In some cases the work of removal and re-construction went on harmoniously and simultaneously side by side.
  • Extract from : « Old and New London » by Walter Thornbury
  • This is the Teleosaurus, which the recent investigations of M. E. Deslongchamps allow of re-construction.
  • Extract from : « The World Before the Deluge » by Louis Figuier

Antonyms for re-construction

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