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constructed
kuhn-STRUHK-tuhd
Constructed (adj) means Built or created, especially in an artificial or deliberate way. Example: “The author used a constructed language for the film's invented race of aliens.”
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Built or created, especially in an artificial or deliberate way.
"The author used a constructed language for the film's invented race of aliens."
"His polite smile felt constructed, as if he had practised it in the mirror."
"The show's "reality" is carefully constructed for drama."
How to use constructed
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBuilt or put together, often implying it was done deliberately or artificially.
Common pairings
carefully constructed
newly constructed
artificially constructed
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What does “constructed” mean?
The word “constructed” means built or created, especially in an artificial or deliberate way. In plain terms, built or put together, often implying it was done deliberately or artificially.
How do you pronounce “constructed”?
“Constructed” is pronounced kuhn-STRUHK-tuhd (/kənˈstɹʌktəd/ in IPA).
How do you use “constructed” in a sentence?
Here is “constructed” used in a sentence: “The show's "reality" is carefully constructed for drama.”
What part of speech is “constructed”?
“Constructed” is an adjective.
Is “constructed” a common word?
“Constructed” is a fairly common word in modern English.
What is the difference between "constructed" and "built"?
Both mean made or created, but constructed often suggests a deliberate, structured, or engineered process, and applies to abstract things as well as physical ones. Built is the more everyday word, so you might say a house was built but a theory or argument was constructed.
What are common collocations with "constructed"?
Common pairings include carefully constructed, newly constructed, purpose-built or purpose-constructed, and well constructed. The word often describes buildings, sentences, arguments, and narratives.
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