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edifice

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of edifice

1 a large, magnificent, or massive building

  • the U.S. Capitol is one of our nationʼs most impressive edifices
Synonyms of edifice

cathedral, hall, palace, tower
Words Related to edifice

construction, erection, structure

castle, château, countryseat, estate, hacienda, manor, manor house, mansion, showplace, villa

mausoleum, memorial, monument

2 something built as a dwelling, shelter, or place for human activity

  • the first edifices built by the colonists were primitive huts with walls of dried mud and roofs covered with thatch
Synonyms of edifice

building, structure
Words Related to edifice

construction, erection

bungalow, cabin, chalet, cottage, house, lodge, summerhouse

hovel, hut, hutment, shack, shanty, shed

castle, château, estate, hall, manor, mansion, palace, pile, villa

skyscraper, tower

3 the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form

  • the edifice of the argument is quite simple, once you get past the fancy language
Synonyms of edifice

architecture, armature, cadre, configuration, fabric, frame, framework, framing, infrastructure, shell, skeleton, structure
Words Related to edifice

cage, lattice, network

contour, figure, outline, profile, shape, silhouette

chassis

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