Synonyms for superstructure


Grammar : Noun
Spell : soo-per-struhk-cher
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsu pərˌstrʌk tʃər

Top 10 synonyms for superstructure Other synonyms for the word superstructure

Définition of superstructure

Origin :
  • 1640s, from super- + structure (n.).
  • As in skyscraper : noun tall building
  • As in building : noun constructed dwelling
Example sentences :
  • Feuillet, to raise the compleat and finish'd Superstructure on Mons.
  • Extract from : « Orchesography » by John Weaver
  • Not unless they're settin' on th' fur side o' th' superstructure.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • It is the foundation without which the superstructure is in vain.
  • Extract from : « The Negro Farmer » by Carl Kelsey
  • We were standing back against the 316 wall of the superstructure.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 » by Various
  • It is this basis of insincerity which reveals itself throughout the superstructure.
  • Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various
  • The foundations of the superstructure that was to be were thus laid by Wishart.
  • Extract from : « The Scottish Reformation » by Alexander F. Mitchell
  • Take that away, and the superstructure of centuries crumbles to the ground.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization Of China » by Herbert A. Giles
  • The solidity was all in the superstructure; the fluctuation had been all in the foundations.
  • Extract from : « A Short History of England » by G. K. Chesterton
  • His superstructure indeed is demonstration, but his ground is faith.
  • Extract from : « The Way of All Flesh » by Samuel Butler
  • He stood docilely against the cabin wall of the superstructure.
  • Extract from : « Wandl the Invader » by Raymond King Cummings
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