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Antonyms for structure
ˈstrʌk tʃərstruc·ture

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Wiktionary4.0 / 1 vote

  1. structurenoun

    To give structure to; to arrange.

    The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items.

    Synonyms:
    formation

  2. structurenoun

    The underlying shape of a solid.

    He studied the structure of her face.

    Synonyms:
    formation

  3. structurenoun

    The overall form or organization of something.

    Synonyms:
    makeup, configuration

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. structure, constructionnoun

    a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts

    "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"

    Synonyms:
    body structure, social system, construction, twist, complex body part, social organisation, bodily structure, social structure, mental synthesis, grammatical construction, anatomical structure, social organization, building, expression

  2. structurenoun

    the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts

    "artists must study the structure of the human body"; "the structure of the benzene molecule"

    Synonyms:
    body structure, social system, construction, complex body part, social organisation, bodily structure, social structure, anatomical structure, social organization

  3. structurenoun

    the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations

    "his lectures have no structure"

    Synonyms:
    body structure, social system, construction, complex body part, social organisation, bodily structure, social structure, anatomical structure, social organization

  4. structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structurenoun

    a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing

    "he has good bone structure"

    Synonyms:
    body structure, social system, construction, complex body part, social organisation, bodily structure, social structure, anatomical structure, social organization

  5. social organization, social organisation, social structure, social system, structureverb

    the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships

    "the social organization of England and America is very different"; "sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family"

    Synonyms:
    bodily structure, construction, complex body part, social organisation, social structure, body structure, social system, social organization, anatomical structure

  6. structureverb

    give a structure to

    "I need to structure my days"

How to use structure in a sentence?

  1. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:

    Its extra-judicial nature is baked in to the structure of the agency and that is why they are able to get away with black sites at our border, with the separation of children.

  2. Alexander Davis:

    One of the main uses of ultra-black materials is to coat the inside of optical equipment to prevent stray light from bouncing around within it, as long as you can create a random array of these nanoparticles that are highly absorbing and the right size and shape, then you should be able to coat anything with it. So there's no need to create some detailed structure to make it work.

  3. Joe Votel:

    That is the seminal event that caused us to really focus on developing the capabilities, developing the organizations, developing the command control structure and developing an organization that was focused on conducting missions of great importance to our nation, we recognized that we could not allow ourselves, allow our country, to fall into that situation again.

  4. State Department:

    We remain fully committed to our multinational force and observers mission, so no change in policy, no change in our force structure.

  5. John Dewey:

    It is our American habit if we find the foundations of our educational structure unsatisfactory to add another story or wing. We find it easier to add a new study or course or kind of school than to recognize existing conditions so as to meet the need.

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#1488resolution
#5264destruction
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#14991decomposition
#15739subversion
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