Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun constitutional

1 sense of constitutional

Sense 1
constitutional -- (a regular walk taken as a form of exercise)
       => walk -- (the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch")

Antonyms of adj constitutional

3 of 4 senses of constitutional

Sense 2
constitutional (vs. unconstitutional) -- (sanctioned by or consistent with or operating under the law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; "the constitutional right of free speech"; "constitutional government"; "constitutional guarantees")

unconstitutional (vs. constitutional) -- (not consistent with or according to a constitution; contrary to the U.S. Constitution)

Sense 3
built-in, constitutional, inbuilt, inherent, integral -- (existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth")

INDIRECT (VIA intrinsic) -> extrinsic -- (not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside; "extrinsic evidence"; "an extrinsic feature of the new building"; "that style is something extrinsic to the subject"; "looking for extrinsic aid")

Sense 4
constituent (prenominal), constitutional, constitutive (prenominal), organic -- (constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup))

INDIRECT (VIA essential) -> inessential, unessential -- (not basic or fundamental)

Similarity of adj constitutional

4 senses of constitutional

Sense 1
constitutional -- (of benefit to or intended to benefit your physical makeup; "constitutional walk")

Sense 2
constitutional (vs. unconstitutional) -- (sanctioned by or consistent with or operating under the law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; "the constitutional right of free speech"; "constitutional government"; "constitutional guarantees")

Sense 3
built-in, constitutional, inbuilt, inherent, integral -- (existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth")
       => intrinsic (vs. extrinsic), intrinsical -- (belonging to a thing by its very nature; "form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing"- John Dewey)

Sense 4
constituent (prenominal), constitutional, constitutive (prenominal), organic -- (constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup))
       => essential (vs. inessential) -- (basic and fundamental; "the essential feature")

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