Construed

/kənˈstɹuːd/

Synonyms for "construed" (9 found)

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Verb(2 words)

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Related words (4)

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broad readingcontextual interpretationdeduceinferliteral interpretationnarrow reading

Collocations

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carefully construedconstrue broadlyconstrue literallyconstrue narrowlyconstrued asconstrued as evidenceconstrued literallycontextually construedcould be construed aslegal interpretationnarrowly construedwidely construed

Inflections

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construesconstruingmore construedmost construed

Derivations

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Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Broadly construed, it's, uh, slightly useful.

Source: tatoeba (2095622)

This note is better construed as a sharp fifteenth rather than a flat ninth.

Source: tatoeba (6118062)

His inflammatory speech could be construed as an act of war.

Source: tatoeba (7255429)

The new immigration law shouldn't be construed as an excuse not to meet our obligations to genuine refugees.

Source: tatoeba (7255438)

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