CONSTITUTIONS Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

constitutions

noun

plural of constitution

as in natures

the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others the question of whether violent conflict is part of the constitution of human society

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as in physiques

the type of body that a person has that marathon runner is known more for her strong constitution than for her speed

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as in laws

a collection or system of rules of conduct our society's constitution requires that every member in good standing pay yearly dues

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as in acts

a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature the constitution against murder is universal among civilized societies

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higher laws

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Recent Examples of constitutions Leaders of several former Soviet republics, including Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan, have previously used new or amended constitutions to revise statutory term limits. —

ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026 Founding Father James Madison included this important bulwark against governmental overreaching in his introductory draft of the Bill of Rights, and it was then incorporated into the United States Constitution and many of the individual state constitutions. —

Barbara Jaffe, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026 And there are other countries that have constitutions. —

Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026 According to the ancient texts, distress and diseases (like infertility) occur when our doshas—the body’s three basic constitutions—fall out of harmony. —

Annie Daly, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2026 During the same time, progressive states were adopting constitutions holding government systems directly accountable to voters. —

Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026 Thirty-seven states have Blaine Amendments in their constitutions. —

Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026 Modern authoritarianism does not announce itself with tanks in the streets or the suspension of constitutions. —

Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026 The larger point here is that the new justice and the governor are strong advocates of literalism and originalism — legal doctrines holding that constitutions and laws should be read precisely as the authors wrote and understood them. —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026

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Noun

But Lau wonders whether Horses will be able to avoid conflict, due to their inherent independent natures.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Hval’s restless melodies and at-times Proustian lyrics trail cigarette smoke or the fragrance of roses toward litanies of memory, all the while deconstructing the very natures of stage performance, recording technology, and digital existence.

— Jenn Pelly, Time, 4 Dec. 2025