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compositions

NOUN

structure, arrangement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

architecture balance beauty configuration content design distribution formation harmony layout rhythm style

STRONG

agreement combination concord consonance constitution form make-up proportion relation spacing symmetry weave

WEAK

placing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disproportion imbalance

STRONG

disagreement discord unevenness

NOUN

written or musical creation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrangement concerto drama melody music piece poetry setup symphony theme tune writing

STRONG

article cantata chart dissertation essay exercise exposition fiction getup manuscript novel number opus paper play rhapsody romance score song stanza study thesis verse work

WEAK

literary work short story

Antonyms

STRONGEST

silence

Example Sentences

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The most successful membrane compositions likely depended on environmental conditions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

Eschewing Western musical notation, Mr. Smith developed a system that sometimes encapsulates compositions within paintings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

He also worked with Stravinsky, Boulez, Stockhausen and Copland on premieres of their compositions at L.A.’s Monday Evening Concerts, according to his website.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

These years of collaboration led to several of his original compositions being pressed into 78 rpm shellac records.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

I mean if you're good at writing compositions and somebody starts talking about commas.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger