Main entry: constitutional
Definition: sanctioned by or consistent with or operating under the law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
Usage: the constitutional right of free speech; constitutional government; constitutional guarantees
Antonyms: unconstitutional
Definition: not consistent with or according to a constitution; contrary to the U.S. Constitution
Main entry: organic, constituent, constitutional, constitutive
Definition: constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)
Antonyms: inessential, nonessential
Definition: anything that is not essential
Antonyms: unessential, inessential
Definition: not basic or fundamental
Main entry: inherent, integral, inbuilt, built-in, constitutional
Definition: existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
Usage: the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity; a constitutional inability to tell the truth
Antonyms: extrinsic
Definition: not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside