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. Helen Fisher:

   The bottom line is that for millions of years if a man had a wife and two children and had two children with another woman, he would double the amount of DNA he would spread into the next generation, his genetic composition would be passed on. If a woman had two children with her husband and another with another man, it was an insurance policy if her husband died or left her.

2. Alejandro Mayorkas:

   The job has not gotten any easier over the last few months, and it was very, very difficult throughout 2021, i know apprehending families and kids is not what you signed up to do. And now we got a composition that is changing even more with Cubans, Venezuelans, Nicaraguans, and the like, it just gets more difficult.

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. Al Joersz:

   Lockheed changed the sealant composition many times through the years trying to get one that would work better than the last one — trying to solve the issue of the leaks, but they never did. It always leaked.

5. Jared Jagdeo:

   I think the composition of dyes is an area that will be looked at in the future at the state and potentially federal level, this study is very important to bring attention to this important topic.

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