Antonyms for structure
ˈstrʌk tʃərstruc·ture

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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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.3 / 8 votes

1. structure

   Antonyms:
   destruction, subversion, demolition, disorganization, analysis, decomposition, resolution

   Synonyms:
   construction, erection, building, constitution, constituency, organization, make, edifice, composition, texture

Matched Categories

1. • Artifact
   • Cognition
   • Constitution
   • Organize

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 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. Matt MacDonald:

   People visualize DNA in the classical helix structure in the way that Watson and Crick discovered it, when you put DNA into this solution, though, it starts to organize itself in a bulk liquid crystal. It’s not quite a liquid or a solid, it transitions through phases. That’s what people are seeing through these images. Being able to visualize it in an attractive way is pretty cool.

2. Maya Panos:

   It was just a really terrible time, the structure of my life was falling apart in front of my eyes and I couldn't do anything about it.

3. Christy Goldfuss:

   Her legacy is going to be that she set up the president and the fed government for the most aggressive climate action in the history of the Christy Goldfuss, all of that will be what she's most proud of and most remembered for. Those positions will stick around, and the structure she helped drive will be needed long into the future.

4. Aeisha Mastagni:

   Ideally we think there should be a one-share, one-vote capital structure.

5. Ram Kumar:

   This was clearly a weak structure.

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