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superstructure Synonyms & Antonyms

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Superstructure as a Noun

1

Any structure built above the top full deck (FM 55-501).

2

Any material structure or edifice built on something else; that which is raised on a foundation or basis.

3

A very large structure (building).

4

All that part of a building above the basement.

5

The sleepers and fastenings, in distinction from the roadbed.

6

The social sphere of ideology which includes religion, art, politics, law and all traditional values.

7

(sometimes figurative) All that part of a building above the basement.

Antonyms & near antonyms

Word Forms & Grammar

superstructure (countable and uncountable, plural superstructures)

Words That Rhyme With Superstructure

Origin of Superstructure

From super- + structure.

Superstructure at a Glance

Part of speechnoun
MeaningAny structure built above the top full deck (FM 55-501)
Antonymsinfrastructure
Pluralsuperstructures

Questions People Ask About Superstructure

What part of speech is superstructure?

Superstructure is a noun.

What is the opposite of superstructure?

The opposite of superstructure is infrastructure.

What is the plural of superstructure?

The plural of superstructure is superstructures.