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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