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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