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infrastructure

/ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃɚ/noun4 syllables

Infrastructure means: the basic structure or features of a system or organization.

Synonyms for infrastructure6

noun, as in the basic structure or features of a system or organization

substructure

noun, as in the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area

also used for infrastructure

understructure, underpinning, underbuilding, underframework

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What does infrastructure mean?2

noun

1

the basic structure or features of a system or organization

2

the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area“the industrial base of Japan”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with infrastructure?2

two syllables

three syllables

restructure
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Infrastructure in a sentence

  • Iran's mining sector faces various challenges, including inadequate infrastructure and outdated technology.Amastan
  • Without water, the entire healthcare infrastructure in the besieged area suffers.Amastan
  • Road construction, other infrastructure development, and illegal collecting can impact fossil-bearing units.Hybrid
  • She wants to invest in our company's infrastructure.AlanF_US
  • Algiers needs to launch a vast infrastructure modernization program.Amastan
  • Successive governments have failed to address the country's crumbling infrastructure.The_World_Factbook
  • Algeria invested billions of dollars to develop its infrastructure.Amastan
  • Algeria invested billions of dollars in improving its infrastructure.Amastan

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Forms of infrastructure

as a noun

plural
infrastructures