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Synonyms for substructure
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : suhb-struhk-cher, suhb-struhk- |
| Phonetic Transcription : sʌbˈstrʌk tʃər, ˈsʌbˌstrʌk- |
Top 10 synonyms for substructure Other synonyms for the word substructure
- ABCs
- abutment
- agency
- alertness
- anticipation
- assembly
- back
- background
- base
- basement
- basics
- basis
- bed
- bedding
- bedrock
- block
- bottom
- bottom line
- brace
- brass tacks
- build-up
- buttress
- chassis
- collar
- column
- core
- cornerstone
- corpus
- crux
- crypt
- deepest part
- depths
- device
- dry run
- essence
- evolution
- excavation
- expectation
- fitting
- flotation
- foot
- foothold
- footing
- foresight
- formation
- foundation
- frame
- fulcrum
- fundament
- fundamental
- furnace room
- fuselage
- gestation
- getting ready
- gist
- gravamen
- ground
- groundwork
- guide
- guts
- heart
- hold
- homework
- hull
- incubation
- infrastructure
- installation
- justification
- lead time
- lining
- lowest part
- main part
- majority
- making ready
- manufacture
- mass
- material
- matter
- means
- measure
- medium
- mounting
- nadir
- nether portion
- nitty-gritty
- nub
- nuts and bolts
- pedestal
- pediment
- pillar
- pith
- plan
- platform
- plinth
- podium
- pole
- post
- precaution
- preparedness
- preparing
- prop
- provision
- putting in order
- qualification
- rampart
- readying
- reason
- rehearsal
- reinforcement
- rest
- resting place
- rib
- rod
- root
- rundown
- safeguard
- schoolwork
- seat
- seating
- settlement
- shore
- skeleton
- sole
- stake
- stanchion
- stand
- staple
- stave
- stay
- stiffener
- stilt
- storage
- study
- substance
- substratum
- substructure
- subterranean room
- sum
- support
- sustentation
- tenor
- terra firma
- timber
- total
- training
- trunk
- tryout
- underbelly
- underbuilding
- underneath
- underpinning
- underside
- understructure
- vault
- warrant
- whole
- workout
Définition of substructure
Origin :- 1726, from sub- + structure (n.).
- As in pedestal : noun support for something
- As in preparation : noun development, readiness
- As in base : noun foundation
- As in basement : noun room on lower floor of building
- As in basis : noun physical foundation
- As in support : noun something that holds up structure
- As in body : noun bulk; central portion
- As in bottom : noun foundation
- As in underpinning : noun basis
- As in rudiment : noun basis
- As in substratum : noun base
- As in undersurface : noun bottom
- As in footing : noun foundation, basis
- As in foundation : noun basis for something physical or mental
- Nothing is stable without a substructure of sagacious purpose.
- Extract from : « Kophetua the Thirteenth » by Julian Corbett
- Dome and towers are planted upon a substructure no less admirable.
- Extract from : « Zion National Park » by Various
- And as to the science of the game, with its substructure of nerve, he possessed it in excelsis.
- Extract from : « Bulldog Carney » by W. A. Fraser
- Surely there must be unification of the superstructure as well as of the substructure.
- Extract from : « Spencer's Philosophy of Science » by C. Lloyd Morgan
- In a bridge there may be distinguished the superstructure and the substructure.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 » by Various
- They formed a substructure on which the sawdust had been heaped.
- Extract from : « The Rules of the Game » by Stewart Edward White
- The unevenness of the ground was so considerable that a substructure of masonry was here necessary.
- Extract from : « History of Ancient Art » by Franz von Reber
- The cornice of this substructure is of gray limestone, in form much resembling the characteristic scotia of Egyptian architecture.
- Extract from : « History of Ancient Art » by Franz von Reber
- Statues stood in its intercolumniations, while the zophoros and substructure were carved with reliefs.
- Extract from : « History of Ancient Art » by Franz von Reber
- It was pulled down in 1547, but the substructure was left standing, and some private houses were erected upon it.
- Extract from : « The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.]. » by Hartley Withers
Antonyms for substructure
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