Synonyms for foundation
faʊnˈdeɪ ʃənfoun·da·tion

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1. foundation

   Synonyms:
   institution, establishment, footing, base, basis, origin, ground, groundwork, rudiments, substratum, underlying principle

   Antonyms:
   disestablishment, superstructure

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1. foundationnoun

   the basis on which something is grounded

   "there is little foundation for his objections"

   Synonyms:
   foot, instauration, introduction, foundation garment, substructure, base, creation, basis, groundwork, understructure, institution, founding, initiation, fundament, origination, innovation, grounding, cornerstone

2. foundationnoun

   an institution supported by an endowment

   Synonyms:
   foot, instauration, introduction, foundation garment, substructure, base, creation, basis, groundwork, understructure, institution, founding, initiation, fundament, origination, innovation, grounding, cornerstone

3. foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructurenoun

   lowest support of a structure

   "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"

   Synonyms:
   metrical unit, bottom, foundation garment, founding, tail, groundwork, pes, al-Qaida, instauration, butt, pedestal, substructure, posterior, rear end, infantry, introduction, can, ft, nates, al-Qaeda, theme, basis, innovation, fundament, invertebrate foot, nucleotide, buttocks, prat, radical, root, animal foot, floor, stern, metrical foot, seat, foot, backside, bum, tooshie, grounding, buns, arse, institution, hindquarters, tail end, behind, origination, understructure, alkali, cornerstone, base, hind end, derriere, rump, ass, home, keister, stem, base of operations, radix, root word, stand, rear, fanny, human foot, infrastructure, tush, initiation, al-Qa'ida, creation, bag

4. foundation, groundingnoun

   education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge

   "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"; "a good grounding in mathematics"

   Synonyms:
   foot, instauration, introduction, foundation garment, substructure, earthing, base, creation, basis, groundwork, understructure, institution, founding, initiation, fundament, origination, innovation, grounding, cornerstone

5. basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstonenoun

   the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

   "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"

   Synonyms:
   bottom, foundation garment, founding, tail, groundwork, al-Qaida, instauration, butt, pedestal, substructure, posterior, rear end, introduction, can, nates, al-Qaeda, theme, stern, basis, innovation, fundament, nucleotide, buttocks, prat, radical, root, floor, ground, seat, backside, bum, tooshie, grounding, buns, arse, foot, hindquarters, footing, tail end, behind, origination, understructure, alkali, cornerstone, base, hind end, derriere, rump, ass, home, keister, stem, base of operations, radix, root word, stand, rear, fanny, infrastructure, tush, institution, initiation, al-Qa'ida, creation, bag

6. foundation garment, foundationnoun

   a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body

   Synonyms:
   foot, instauration, introduction, foundation garment, substructure, base, creation, basis, groundwork, understructure, institution, founding, initiation, fundament, origination, innovation, grounding, cornerstone

7. initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instaurationnoun

   the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

   "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"

   Synonyms:
   cosmos, foundation garment, founding, entry, groundwork, unveiling, instauration, invention, base, substructure, excogitation, introduction, presentation, creative activity, fundament, intro, world, asylum, knowledgeableness, innovation, understructure, conception, universe, trigger, installation, knowledgeability, foot, existence, first appearance, grounding, design, institution, launching, mental home, origination, mental institution, psychiatric hospital, macrocosm, cornerstone, origin, debut, induction, basis, inception, insertion, establishment, mental hospital, initiation, intromission, creation, insane asylum

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1. • Education
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   • Relation
   • Support
   • Undergarment

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1. compostionadjective

   the makeup of something, how it started, the ingrediants

   Submitted by anonymous on July 17, 2022  

2. conerstone

   an important quality or feature on which a particular thing depends or is based. a stone that forms the base of a corner of a building, joining two walls.

   "a national minimum wage remained the cornerstone of policy"

   Submitted by Spsserves-nation-spscorp on January 5, 2020  

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1. foundationnoun

   Synonyms:
   basis, base, groundwork, footing, bottom

2. foundationnoun

   Synonyms:
   establishment, settlement

3. foundationnoun

   Synonyms:
   endowment

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1. foundationnoun

   Synonyms:
   substructure, base, groundwork, founding establishment, endowment, grillage

   Antonyms:
   superstructure

   Associated words:
   fundamental, basic, caisson

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1. List of paraphrases for "foundation":

   fondation, basis, fundación, foundations, founding, stichting, stiftung, bases, base, fundação, fondazione, groundwork, fund, bedrock, cornerstone, basic, inception, unf, founded, crrf, institution, mfhr, footing, consortia, acpf, fundamentals, based

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1. Rick Perry:

   I happen to think that the states are the most important foundation of our union.

2. George Beebe:

   Most Russians see U.S. relations as a fundamental source of the relationship's problems, in their view, Washington grew too ambitious in the aftermath of the Cold War. It attempted to remake Russia and remake the world according to American preferences and this from the Russian point of view proved to be disastrous.It helped to produce the collapse of the Russian state during the 1990s. It led to destabilizing wars in the Middle East and Central Asia. It produced a long series of punitive sanctions by the U.S. meant to coerce Moscow into submission.And rather than pursuing Gorbachev's bold vision of a common European home that included Russia in the broad security architecture, the U.S. opted to make NATO the foundation for European security, to bring NATO closer to Russia's borders.

3. John Podesta:

   For the last four years though, Center for American Progress and China-U.S. Exchange Foundation have co-hosted a US.-China track II dialogue and we continue to host these dialogues on an annual basis, i have the highest regard for C.H. Tung's tireless efforts to bring our two nations closer together. He is always looking ahead to anticipate emerging challenges in the U.S.-China relations and to figure out what he can do to make those challenges more manageable.

4. Nobel Peace Prize:

   Steps that generate suspicion, sow doubts, or create resentment between communities who have just begun to build a fragile foundation of trust could undermine reconciliation.

5. President Ollanta Humala:

   I insist the company manifest its will and execute concrete actions to create a foundation of understanding.