Synonyms for constituent

Synonyms for (noun) constituent

Synonyms: component, element, constituent

Definition: an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system

Usage: spare components for cars; a component or constituent element of a system

Similar words: part, portion

Definition: something less than the whole of a human artifact

Usage: the rear part of the house; glue the two parts together


Synonyms: ingredient, constituent, component, element, factor

Definition: an abstract part of something

Usage: jealousy was a component of his character; two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony; the grammatical elements of a sentence; a key factor in her success; humor: an effective ingredient of a speech

Similar words: part, section, division

Definition: one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

Usage: the written part of the exam; the finance section of the company; the BBC's engineering division


Synonyms: constituent, grammatical constituent

Definition: (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction

Similar words: syntagm, syntagma

Definition: a syntactic string of words that forms a part of some larger syntactic unit


Synonyms: constituent

Definition: a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes

Usage: needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected

Similar words: voter, elector

Definition: a citizen who has a legal right to vote


Synonyms: part, portion, constituent, component, component part

Definition: something determined in relation to something that includes it

Usage: he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself; I read a portion of the manuscript; the smaller component is hard to reach; the animal constituent of plankton

Similar words: relation

Definition: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together


Synonyms for (adj) constituent

Synonyms: organic, constituent, constitutional, constitutive

Definition: constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)

Similar words: essential

Definition: basic and fundamental

Usage: the essential feature


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