Synonyms of building block

building block

noun

as in member

one of the parts that make up a whole

historically the infantry division has been a basic building block of armies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• member
• component
• factor
• element
• ingredient
• basis
• constituent
• part and parcel
• feature
• characteristic
• item
• aspect
• section
• trait
• detail
• segment
• portion
• piece
• sector
• fragment
• particle
• partition
• particular
• division
• facet
• point
• subcomponent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whole
• compound
• mass
• aggregate
• composite
• sum
• total
• combination
• mixture
• entirety
• mix
• summation
• totality
• blend
• amalgamation
• amalgam
• admixture
• intermixture

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of building block

Now, as a study in Nature Communications reports, Curiosity may not have only found conditions that could have hosted life, but chemicals that, on Earth at least, are building blocks of biology. —Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 21 Apr. 2026

Players like Buium, Tom Willander and Liam Öhgren may be building blocks, perhaps, but the reality is that this process is beginning without any surefire cornerstone pieces in place. —Thomas Drance, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026

Such a meal should include a good source of protein, such as eggs, in order to stock up on or refuel depleted amino acids, including cysteine and methionine, which are building blocks for protective antioxidants. —Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026

Every day, practice, period, rep, snap and second are building blocks to something bigger. —Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026