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structural Definition

struc·tural (struk′c̸hər əl)

adjective

  1. of, having, associated with, or characterized by structure structural complexity
  2. used in or suitable for construction, as of buildings structural steel
  3. of, or in accordance with, structural linguistics
  4. Geol. of or related to the structure of the earth's crust and to changes produced in it by movement; geotectonic

structural Related Forms
struc′·tur·ally adverb
structural Synonyms

structural

modif.

fundamental, basic, organic, formative, skeletal, anatomic, anatomical, formational, formalistic, constructural, architectural, tectonic, geotectonic.

Antonyms tangled*, chaotic, unorganized.

structural Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • engineer: The company are looking to recruit a structural engineer to be based from the Boston site.
  • integrity: The panels had begun to rust badly and threatened the structural integrity of the surface.
  • alteration: Any structural alterations should be carried out by competent people.
  • adjustment: Structural adjustment has also been a central cause of the lack of any progress in the campaign against poverty.
  • biology: The Cambridge region is home to numerous renowned centers of excellence in the fields of clinical medicine, genomics and structural biology.
  • reform: We have driven forward structural reforms to improve our capacity to deliver.

Modifying Another Word

  • not: These sketches are intended to show geometry of roofs at various spans and pitches and not structural details.
  • about: Many of the reorganizations and changes in the health service in the past three decades have been about structural realignments.
  • very: The very structural composition of the atmosphere is changing.
  • just: It's really just structural stuff, stemming from my failure to tighten up the treatment before we began the screenplay.
  • forward: We have driven forward structural reforms to improve our capacity to deliver.
  • mostly: Proposed changes to GNs 20 and 33 are mostly structural.