Antonyms for composition
ˌkɒm pəˈzɪʃ əncom·po·si·tion

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1. composition

   Antonyms:
   analysis, segregation, examination, criticism, discussion, disturbance, aggravation, perpetuation

   Synonyms:
   compound, conformation, structure, mixture, combination, compromise, adjustment, settlement, commutation

Matched Categories

1. • Arrangement
   • Creating By Mental Acts
   • Creation
   • Essay
   • Mixture
   • Printing
   • Property
   • Verbal Creation

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.1 / 7 votes

1. composition, composingnoun

   the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole

   "harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art"

   Synonyms:
   theme, constitution, paper, physical composition, penning, report, writing, make-up, composing, authorship, makeup, piece, piece of music, musical composition, typography, opus

2. constitution, composition, physical composition, makeup, make-upnoun

   the way in which someone or something is composed

   Synonyms:
   theme, fundamental law, constitution, paper, physical composition, penning, formation, organization, war paint, writing, make-up, composing, report, authorship, makeup, organic law, piece, organisation, piece of music, musical composition, typography, establishment, opus

3. compositionnoun

   a mixture of ingredients

   Synonyms:
   makeup, penning, typography, writing, composing, constitution, make-up, opus, theme, piece of music, paper, authorship, physical composition, musical composition, report, piece

4. musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of musicnoun

   a musical work that has been created

   "the composition is written in four movements"

   Synonyms:
   theme, bit, objet d'art, constitution, paper, physical composition, patch, penning, report, art object, small-arm, part, writing, make-up, composing, authorship, makeup, piece, while, spell, piece of music, firearm, man, musical composition, slice, typography, opus

5. composing, compositionnoun

   musical creation

   Synonyms:
   theme, constitution, paper, physical composition, penning, report, writing, make-up, composing, authorship, makeup, piece, piece of music, musical composition, typography, opus

6. writing, authorship, composition, penningnoun

   the act of creating written works

   "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"

   Synonyms:
   theme, constitution, paper, physical composition, penning, written material, typography, committal to writing, paternity, writing, make-up, composing, authorship, makeup, piece, piece of writing, piece of music, musical composition, report, opus

7. typography, compositionnoun

   art and technique of printing with movable type

   Synonyms:
   theme, constitution, paper, physical composition, penning, report, writing, make-up, composing, authorship, makeup, piece, piece of music, musical composition, typography, opus

8. composition, paper, report, themenoun

   an essay (especially one written as an assignment)

   "he got an A on his composition"

   Synonyms:
   make-up, idea, subject, base, piece, paper, report card, physical composition, makeup, radical, musical theme, report, study, typography, root, news report, reputation, authorship, topic, written report, newspaper publisher, piece of music, theme, newspaper, penning, melodic theme, story, motif, stem, root word, constitution, write up, composing, writing, opus, account, musical composition

9. compositionnoun

   something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole

   "he envied the composition of their faculty"

   Synonyms:
   makeup, penning, typography, writing, composing, constitution, make-up, opus, theme, piece of music, paper, authorship, physical composition, musical composition, report, piece

How to use composition in a sentence?

1. Frances Lee:

   The fact that the racial divide is so deep between the parties, and the urban-rural divide is so deep between the parties, overlaps in problematic ways with the bias in The Senate representation, and that bias in The Senate representation is also reflected in Electoral College and in the composition of Supreme Court because it is the Senate's job to confirm nominations. So it's all linked.

2. Gianni Infantino:

   With regards to the composition, it will be defined in the coming days and we want to put it in place very, very soon, we have to make sure that what we say will be delivered and that we have high profile persons.

3. Stanley Brand:

   So there could well be -- and I believe there is -- an issue with the composition of the of the committee, since it does not have a full slate of Republican members and there's some issue about how the Republican members were appointed.

4. Ali Agha:

   We have very limited information about the composition of the surface. Rocky terrain, methane lakes, cryovolcanoes - we potentially have all of these, but we don't know for certain, so we thought about how to create a system that is versatile and capable of traversing different types of terrain but also compact enough to launch on a rocket.

5. John Mather:

   We'll look at our own solar system with new infrared eyes, looking for chemical traces of our history, and tracking down mysteries like Jupiter's Great Red Spot, composition of the ocean under the ice of Europa, and the atmosphere of Saturn's giant moon Titan.

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