Synonyms for infrastructure
ˈɪn frəˌstrʌk tʃərin·fra·struc·ture

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1. infrastructure, substructurenoun

   the basic structure or features of a system or organization

   Synonyms:
   fundament, understructure, base, foundation, groundwork, substructure, foot

2. infrastructure, basenoun

   the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area

   "the industrial base of Japan"

   Synonyms:
   foundation, foot, bag, radix, stand, al-Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, substructure, theme, radical, base, alkali, basis, home, groundwork, base of operations, understructure, root, al-Qaida, pedestal, floor, fundament, cornerstone, stem, root word, nucleotide

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1. • Store
   • Structure

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.1 / 18 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "infrastructure":

   infrastructures, infrastructural, substructure, facilities, infra-structure, unsdi, subgrade, structure

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1. Donald Trump:

   The key to providing security and safety in Europe is in expanding cooperation and restoring trust, and not in deploying new NATO bases and military infrastructure near Russia's borders, which is what is taking place now, donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will respond appropriately to such aggressive steps, which pose a direct threat to Russia.

2. Professor Martin Tangney:

   I see the whole energy thing as a matrix where there will be lots of different renewable energy forms coming in to replace oil, which won't happen like-for-like overnight, for me butanol should be integrated into the existing structure. We have no intention of developing a brand new infrastructure with our own filling stations and everything. We would bring it in as a blend and distribute it so the consumer sees no difference in their day-to-day activity but they are in fact helping the planet and reducing the amount of oil we consume by putting this into our cars.

3. James Scott:

   The Cyber Shield Act could serve as a secure conduit to facilitate update and patch delivery James Scott, Senior Fellow, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology

4. James Waterworth:

   Online services such as e-commerce sites, search and social networks are useful but not critical. This legislation should focus on truly critical infrastructure only.

5. Peter Mutharika:

   So far, it is estimated that 69,995 people have been displaced by the floods and 48 people have lost their lives. The floods have also damaged a lot of hectares of crops, washed away livestock and damaged infrastructure such as roads and bridges.