Superstructure

Synonyms for "superstructure" (27 found)

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Noun(2 words)
architectureconcrete bridge assembly

Strong matches (8)

Related words (13)

Noun(5 words)
ideological frameworkoverhead structuresocial orderupper structureupper works

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archbeameducation systemfacadelegal systemmedia systemmodular layoutreligious institutionsystem architecturetop level designvault

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architectural superstructurecultural superstructureeconomic superstructurepolitical superstructureship superstructure

Inflections

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Many of you think of living in a different country. I think about living on a different moon or planet, or in a spatial superstructure, as in a space station, as I see in sci-fi.

Source: tatoeba (10719288)

The Wards are open-topped, with skyscrapers rising from the superstructure. Towers are sealed against vacuum, as the breathable atmosphere envelope is only maintained to a height of about seven meters. The atmosphere is contained by the centrifugal force of rotation and a "membrane" of dense, colorless sulphur hexafluoride gas, held in place by carefully managed mass effect fields.

Source: wiktionary

The superstructure evolves more slowly and is more resistant to change than the economic infrastructure, especially in the modern industrial age of advanced capitalism.

Source: wiktionary

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