CARPENTER Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

carpenter

verb

Definition of carpenter

as in to hammer

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Recent Examples of carpenter With a dedicated ad campaign fronted by Clint 419, the founder of steetwear brand Corteiz, and Italian actor Alessandro Borghi, the collection is comprised of about 18 looks spanning outerwear, overshirts, utility vests, jeans and carpenter denim pants. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025 The drama is something that seems to be leaking from the very forms so elaborately carpentered to contain it. — Jesse Green, New York Times, 8 June 2017

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Verb

The coast could be particularly hammered if the exceptionally high king tides coincide with strong winter storms.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Don't forget to vote in my poll My phone hadn't been hammered until Thursday.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of hammer

Verb

Fellow delivery workers built a memorial outside the grocery store, according to the station.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
In order to be helpful, Muse constantly builds extensive dossiers of users and their desires, social relationships, and messaging behaviors, TIME’s Harry Booth reported this month.

— Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of build

Verb

He was born in Morgantown, West Virginia, grew up in Ohio where his father molded three state high school champion teams, and was a three-year letter winner in basketball at West Virginia.

— CBS News, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Since then, our nation has been molded by the knowledge that the United States did the right thing.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of mold

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The batteries will use prismatic cells manufactured by Ultium Cells, GM’s joint venture with LG Energy Solution, in Spring Hill, Tennessee.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Fashion’s nature risks and dependencies are wide-reaching, from cotton harvests ravaged by drought and leather supply chains riddled with deforestation, to manufacturing hubs struggling with water scarcity and retail networks affected by flooding.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of manufacture

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The process was particularly intricate, as each interlacing detail on the bodice had to be carefully constructed by weaving hundreds of meters of rouleau and while maintaining the tension and precision of the corsetry underneath.

— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026
Knight said the First Baptist Church roots began in the mid-18th century, and the current building was constructed in 1846.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of construct

Verb

Investors are readying for a big week ahead, with an array of Big Tech and central bank announcements likely to shape long-term expectations for global growth.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
On the mezzanine level, the 1856 Gallery will display a rotating exhibition of archival designs and ephemera, exploring the innovations that have shaped Burberry since its founding.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of shape

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No single party has ever won an outright majority in the country's 120-seat parliament, forcing political leaders to forge coalitions.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
Students have promised deep institutional changes that would make the struggle possible — overhaul of the police force and the judiciary to make sure officers and prosecutors with impeccable careers forge forward.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of forge

Verb

The duo and their team of costumers got to work fashioning Skarsgård a bottom half—wood and all.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
In reality, the Millennial artist’s designs, often fashioned in the form of oozing paste and gel, have been turning heads since he was featured in the Museum of Arts and Design’s Biennial in 2014 in his mid-20s.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

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