GRE vocabulary
construe
to interpret or understand something in a particular way
In a sentence
Construe in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing construe in a sentence.
Her silence could be construed as either modesty or disdain.
Synonyms
interpretreadunderstanddecipher
Antonyms
misinterpretmisread
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Common questions
Questions about “construe”
Construe (verb) means to interpret or understand something in a particular way
Here is construe used in an example sentence: "Her silence could be construed as either modesty or disdain."
Common synonyms for construe include interpret, read, understand, decipher.
Antonyms of construe include misinterpret, misread.
Construe is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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