Synonyms for tectonic
tɛkˈtɒn ɪktec·ton·ic

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1. tectonicadjective

   pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust

   "tectonic plates"; "tectonic valleys"

   Synonyms:
   architectonic

2. tectonic, architectonicadjective

   of or pertaining to construction or architecture

   Synonyms:
   architectonic

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1. List of paraphrases for "tectonic":

   tectonics, deformational

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1. Ranj Alaaldin:

   This is a tectonic shift that threatens to derail the post-2003 political order in its entirety.

2. Alastair Sewell:

   There is a tectonic shift in the cash management landscape, one option is to take on more risk.

3. Robby Mook:

   There is no question in my mind that if everything continues on the current trajectory, The Democrats are going to start winning Texas, that is a radical tectonic shift in the Electoral College math. That's like The Democrats losing California.

4. Chetan Dube:

   There are schools of thought and singularity that say, ‘This is going too far. Super-intelligence will start to dominate human intelligence in the next decade.’ I do not subscribe to that, there are also digital optimists who argue [AI] could cure poverty, hunger and everything else. There is one thing both of these two antipodal groups agree on: This is going to be the biggest tectonic transformation that the planet has ever seen. Whether it’s going to lead to the ultimate destruction of mankind or complete eradication of all diseases and poverty is up for debate. But the fact is this is going to have an impact bigger than any other impact that man has seen before. That’s not up for question.

5. Danielle Pletka:

   This is a major, tectonic shift.