Antonyms for syntax


Grammar : Noun
Spell : sin-taks
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪn tæks


Definition of syntax

Origin :
  • c.1600, from French syntaxe, from Late Latin syntaxis, from Greek syntaxis "a putting together or in order, arrangement, syntax," from stem of syntassein "put in order," from syn- "together" (see syn-) + tassein "arrange" (see tactics).
  • noun arrangement
Example sentences :
  • Grammarians may criticize the syntax of the President's message, and the style.
  • Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski
  • Examples in Syntax, Accidence, and Style, for criticism and correction.
  • Extract from : « Textiles » by William H. Dooley
  • So with Mrs. Wheelwright—Mr. Syntax was equally a stranger to her.
  • Extract from : « Ups and Downs in the Life of a Distressed Gentleman » by William L. Stone
  • This syntax is a product of erotic experts, writers, and imagemakers.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • He tried, he struggled, but the syntax was too much for him.
  • Extract from : « The New Education » by Scott Nearing
  • They never forget their syntax, children, when once they've been taught it.
  • Extract from : « The Crown of Wild Olive » by John Ruskin
  • But the world, as a creation, is not a mere construction; it too is more than a syntax.
  • Extract from : « Creative Unity » by Rabindranath Tagore
  • The vocabulary is different but the syntax and phonemes are nearly identical.
  • Extract from : « Blessed Are the Meek » by G.C. Edmondson
  • Once she knew how to read French and Latin, the syntax bored her.
  • Extract from : « The Rainbow » by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
  • How far, in sense, they are singular is a point not of etymology, but of syntax.
  • Extract from : « A Handbook of the English Language » by Robert Gordon Latham

Synonyms for syntax

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