Antonyms for bedrock
ˈbɛdˌrɒkbedrock

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1. bedrocknoun

   solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil

   Synonyms:
   basics, basic principle, fundamentals, fundamental principle

2. fundamentals, basics, fundamental principle, basic principle, bedrocknoun

   principles from which other truths can be derived

   "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics"

   Synonyms:
   basics, basic principle, rudiments, fundamental principle, fundamentals

How to use bedrock in a sentence?

1. Matthew Stover:

   Jedi do not fight for peace. That's only a slogan, and is as misleading as slogans always are. Jedi fight for civilization, because only civilization creates peace. We fight for justice because justice is the fundamental bedrock of civilization: an unjust civilization is built upon sand. It does not long survive a storm.

2. Alan Stern:

   The steep topography means that the bedrock that makes those mountains must be made of H2O -- of water ice, we can be very sure that the water is there in great abundance.

3. Justice William J. Brennan:

   If there is a bedrock principle of the First Amendment, it is that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable.

4. Toby Wilkinson:

   I think by using modern seismic X-ray technology it should be possible to look through the walls and see if there are significant anomalies or indeed gaps in the bedrock behind those walls, that sort of ground penetration radar is well developed. It's been used in the Valley of the Kings and other places in Egypt.

5. Charles Michel:

   Together, we must stand as the bedrock of the rules-based international order, working for peace, security, prosperity, freedom, human rights and gender equity, let’s build a new founding pact for a stronger Europe, for a stronger America and for a better world.

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