fabricating
Constructing from nothing
Fabricating is making or building something, especially by assembling parts: The company fabricates steel components for bridges.
The word also means inventing or making up, particularly falsehoods: He was caught fabricating evidence, She accused him of fabricating the whole story.
Both senses share the idea of constructing something that didn't exist before—whether a physical object or a lie.
Intentional misleading of others
- falsifyingMaking intentionally untrue
- inventingCreating something novel
- concoctingMaking by combining elements
- dishonestyDisposition toward falsehood
misleading · misrepresentation · falsehood · perjury · fibbing · untruthful · prevarication · dissembling
Enclosed roofed structure
- assemblingFitting parts together
- erectingBuilding or raising
- creatingMaking something new
- formingComing into existence
structuring · framing · joining · shaping · producing · engineering · developing · prefabricating
Making something new
- devisingCreating through thought
- concoctingMaking by combining elements
- imaginingForming mental pictures
- conceivingForming in the mind
originating · designing · innovating · improvising · contriving · formulating · scheming · plotting
Iron-shaping craftsperson
- anvilMetal-shaping block
- hammerTool for striking nails
- metalworkShaped metal objects
- weldingHeat-fusing metal pieces
tempering · quenching · steel · iron · alloy · foundry · smelting · heat
Making or generating something
- assemblyConstructing from components
- machiningSubtractive metalworking process
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
- extrusionPushing through a die
automation · mass-production · industrial · factory · conveyor · CNC · tooling · stamping
Created manually, not mechanically
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
- leatherworkCrafting with treated hides
- metalcraftArt of shaping metals
glassblowing · sculpting · carving · pottery · weaving · stitching · tailoring · bespoke
deception
Intentional misleading of others
- falsifyingMaking intentionally untrue
- inventingCreating something novel
- concoctingMaking by combining elements
dishonesty · misleading · misrepresentation · falsehood · perjury · fibbing · untruthful · prevarication · dissembling · duplicity
building
Enclosed roofed structure
- assemblingFitting parts together
- erectingBuilding or raising
- creatingMaking something new
forming · structuring · framing · joining · shaping · producing · engineering · developing · prefabricating · modular
creating
Making something new
- devisingCreating through thought
- concoctingMaking by combining elements
- imaginingForming mental pictures
conceiving · originating · designing · innovating · improvising · contriving · formulating · scheming · plotting · hatching
blacksmith
Iron-shaping craftsperson
welding · tempering · quenching · steel · iron · alloy · foundry · smelting · heat · tongs
production
Making or generating something
- assemblyConstructing from components
- machiningSubtractive metalworking process
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
extrusion · automation · mass-production · industrial · factory · conveyor · CNC · tooling · stamping · casting
handmade
Created manually, not mechanically
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
- leatherworkCrafting with treated hides
metalcraft · glassblowing · sculpting · carving · pottery · weaving · stitching · tailoring · bespoke · handiwork
- deceptionlie, lies, lying, fake, fraud
- makingcrafting, making, building, creating, DIY projects
- workshop skillssawing, sanding, planing, chiseling, carving
- fooling aroundjoking, kidding, jesting, fooling, teasing
- setupsetting up, installation, assembling, installing, initialization
- metalworkingwelding, casting, forging, smithing, smelting
fabricatingtelling the truth
being honest · verifying · authenticating · documenting · confirming
fabricatingdestroying
Causing complete ruin
demolishing · dismantling · ruining · wrecking · tearing down
- metal fabricationShaping raw alloys industrially
- semiconductor fabricationManufacturing integrated circuits