Antonyms for substructure

Grammar : Noun

Spell : suhb-struhk-cher, suhb-struhk-

Phonetic Transcription : sʌbˈstrʌk tʃər, ˈsʌbˌstrʌk-

Definition 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

Example sentences :

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

Synonyms for substructure

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