Synonyms of building blocks

building blocks

noun

plural of building block

as in members

one of the parts that make up a whole

historically the infantry division has been a basic building block of armies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• members
• factors
• ingredients
• components
• elements
• constituents
• characteristics
• part and parcels
• bases
• items
• features
• traits
• aspects
• details
• sections
• segments
• pieces
• particulars
• facets
• fragments
• particles
• portions
• sectors
• partitions
• points
• divisions
• subcomponents

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compounds
• masses
• composites
• aggregates
• wholes
• totals
• sums
• mixtures
• combinations
• mixes
• entireties
• blends
• summations
• admixtures
• amalgams
• totalities
• amalgamations
• intermixtures

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of building blocks

Peptides are small chains of amino acids that serve as building blocks for proteins and help regulate muscle growth, hormone signaling, enzyme formation and immune function. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Moreover, most of that ATP isn’t fuel burned outright but an opportunity cost – building blocks that could’ve become a new cell go instead into the spore’s armor and protective proteins. — Canan Karakoç, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

Competitive advantage increasingly comes from knowing which technologies are strategic enough to develop internally and which can serve as building blocks for innovation higher in the stack. — Iri Trashanski, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Open models can be downloaded, customized and used as building blocks for new AI products, making adoption a gauge of which technologies developers are choosing to build on. — Saritha Rai, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

Researchers highlighted three essential amino acids that are building blocks of protein — methionine, isoleucine and valine. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Scientists have found interesting chemistry in our galaxy, including building blocks for genetic material and parts of the cell. — CBS News, 13 July 2026

Each 21-centimeter-square robot is equipped with its own thrusters, sensors, and magnetic latches, allowing the fleet to connect like building blocks on the water. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

The body uses omega-3s as building blocks and chemical messengers that help reduce inflammation, among other benefits. — Matt Fuchs, Time, 26 June 2026