Antonyms for prefab


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : adjective, noun pree-fab; verb pree-fab
Phonetic Transcription : adjective, noun ˈpriˌfæb; verb priˈfæb


Definition of prefab

Origin :
  • 1937, short for prefabricated (see prefabricate). As a noun, "prefabricated housing," from 1942.
  • As in barracks : noun shelter for military
  • As in construction : noun creation, building
  • As in manufacture : verb build, produce
  • As in concoct : verb formulate, think up
  • As in construct : verb assemble, build
  • As in fabricate : verb manufacture
Example sentences :
  • Mryna thought there might be one man living in a kind of prefab somehow suspended above the rain mist.
  • Extract from : « The Guardians » by Irving Cox
  • The first inarticulate roar was followed by a babel of voices, like a tropical cloudburst on a prefab hut.
  • Extract from : « A Slave is a Slave » by Henry Beam Piper
  • At once she went on a feminine exploring expedition of the prefab's interior, and its new, gleaming appointments.
  • Extract from : « The Planet Strappers » by Raymond Zinke Gallun
  • The walls are prefab plastic sheet, the rest is standard fittings slung in and bolted down with the fastenings showing.
  • Extract from : « The Lost Kafoozalum » by Pauline Ashwell
  • Jack Holloway landed the manipulator in front of the cluster of prefab huts.
  • Extract from : « Little Fuzzy » by Henry Beam Piper

Synonyms for prefab

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