Synonyms for composition
ˌkɒm pəˈzɪʃ əncom·po·si·tion

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1. composition

   Synonyms:
   compound, conformation, structure, mixture, combination, compromise, adjustment, settlement, commutation

   Antonyms:
   analysis, segregation, examination, criticism, discussion, disturbance, aggravation, perpetuation

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1. composition, composingnoun

   the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole

   "harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art"

   Synonyms:
   theme, constitution, paper, physical composition, penning, report, writing, make-up, composing, authorship, makeup, piece, piece of music, musical composition, typography, opus

2. constitution, composition, physical composition, makeup, make-upnoun

   the way in which someone or something is composed

   Synonyms:
   theme, fundamental law, constitution, paper, physical composition, penning, formation, organization, war paint, writing, make-up, composing, report, authorship, makeup, organic law, piece, organisation, piece of music, musical composition, typography, establishment, opus

3. compositionnoun

   a mixture of ingredients

   Synonyms:
   makeup, penning, typography, writing, composing, constitution, make-up, opus, theme, piece of music, paper, authorship, physical composition, musical composition, report, piece

4. musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of musicnoun

   a musical work that has been created

   "the composition is written in four movements"

   Synonyms:
   theme, bit, objet d'art, constitution, paper, physical composition, patch, penning, report, art object, small-arm, part, writing, make-up, composing, authorship, makeup, piece, while, spell, piece of music, firearm, man, musical composition, slice, typography, opus

5. composing, compositionnoun

   musical creation

   Synonyms:
   theme, constitution, paper, physical composition, penning, report, writing, make-up, composing, authorship, makeup, piece, piece of music, musical composition, typography, opus

6. writing, authorship, composition, penningnoun

   the act of creating written works

   "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"

   Synonyms:
   theme, constitution, paper, physical composition, penning, written material, typography, committal to writing, paternity, writing, make-up, composing, authorship, makeup, piece, piece of writing, piece of music, musical composition, report, opus

7. typography, compositionnoun

   art and technique of printing with movable type

   Synonyms:
   theme, constitution, paper, physical composition, penning, report, writing, make-up, composing, authorship, makeup, piece, piece of music, musical composition, typography, opus

8. composition, paper, report, themenoun

   an essay (especially one written as an assignment)

   "he got an A on his composition"

   Synonyms:
   make-up, idea, subject, base, piece, paper, report card, physical composition, makeup, radical, musical theme, report, study, typography, root, news report, reputation, authorship, topic, written report, newspaper publisher, piece of music, theme, newspaper, penning, melodic theme, story, motif, stem, root word, constitution, write up, composing, writing, opus, account, musical composition

9. compositionnoun

   something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole

   "he envied the composition of their faculty"

   Synonyms:
   makeup, penning, typography, writing, composing, constitution, make-up, opus, theme, piece of music, paper, authorship, physical composition, musical composition, report, piece

Matched Categories

1. • Arrangement
   • Creating By Mental Acts
   • Creation
   • Essay
   • Mixture
   • Printing
   • Property
   • Verbal Creation

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. compositionnoun

   Synonyms:
   constitution, formation, making

2. compositionnoun

   Synonyms:
   compound, mixture

3. compositionnoun

   Synonyms:
   union, conjunction, combination

4. compositionnoun

   Synonyms:
   writing, literary work

5. compositionnoun

   Synonyms:
   compromise, agreement

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1. List of paraphrases for "composition":

   membership, make-up, compositional, makeup, compositions, dialling, composed, mix, compositing, dialing, formation, trainset, formed, compositionally, structure, typesetting, essay, composing

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1. Alan McIntyre:

   The digital boom will mean banks have to fundamentally change the way they think about their revenue composition, channels that once made the banks billions of dollars will cease to exist.

2. Betsy Brantner Smith:

   Was the use of force reasonable for the crime at issue? The video doesn't show what the underlying crime was, other than he was apparently intoxicated and possibly combative, what did the officer know about the chemical composition of the hand sanitizer in their lobby? Many people use hand sanitizer and smoke cigarettes without exploding.

3. Charles Elson:

   That change is seemingly cosmetic in nature, he will still control the composition of the board.

4. Martin Winterkorn:

   The executive committee and the supervisory board are working hard to swiftly resolve the remaining issues with regard to the composition of the supervisory bodies in the best possible manner.

5. Ghida Dagher:

   Through our new report, the State of Representation 2022, we discovered that while state legislatures are still overwhelmingly pale, stale, and male, the composition of these elected bodies is rapidly changing, since 2020, Latina and Black women legislators have made significant gains in representation and now outnumber their male colleagues.