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Synonyms for foundation
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
foundation
Synonyms:
institution, establishment, footing, base, basis, origin, ground, groundwork, rudiments, substratum, underlying principleAntonyms:
disestablishment, superstructure
Princeton's WordNet
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, cornerstonefoundationnoun
an institution supported by an endowment
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foot, instauration, introduction, foundation garment, substructure, base, creation, basis, groundwork, understructure, institution, founding, initiation, fundament, origination, innovation, grounding, cornerstonefoundation, 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, bagfoundation, 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, cornerstonebasis, 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"
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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, bagfoundation garment, foundationnoun
a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
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foot, instauration, introduction, foundation garment, substructure, base, creation, basis, groundwork, understructure, institution, founding, initiation, fundament, origination, innovation, grounding, cornerstoneinitiation, 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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Editors Contribution
compostionadjective
the makeup of something, how it started, the ingrediants
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"
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
foundationnoun
Synonyms:
basis, base, groundwork, footing, bottomfoundationnoun
Synonyms:
establishment, settlementfoundationnoun
Synonyms:
endowment
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
foundationnoun
Synonyms:
substructure, base, groundwork, founding establishment, endowment, grillageAntonyms:
superstructureAssociated words:
fundamental, basic, caisson
PPDB, the paraphrase database
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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How to use foundation in a sentence?
It all starts with a good foundation, if your foundation is solid, it’ll take care of itself for many years to come.
Our dogged work forced the disclosure of documents that provided a road map for over 200 conflict-of-interest rulings that led to $ 48 million for Clinton Foundation Board and other Clinton-connected entities during Hillary Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state, previously disclosed documents in this lawsuit, for example, raise questions about funds Hillary Clinton accepted from entities linked to Saudi Arabia, China and Iran, among others.
We are so grateful to everyone from the foundation who has helped us, we are feeling both anxious and confident. Anxious because we are not 100 percent sure about the future. But confident because we know we have the best possible care for Colby.
We depend on our police to protect us against forces of criminality and evil, they are a foundation of our society, and when they are attacked, it is an attack on the very concept of decency.
National Foundation for Celiac Awareness encourages people diagnosed with celiac disease to have a serious, in-person, one-on-one conversation with relatives, national Foundation for Celiac Awareness does n’t just mean your first-degree relatives, National Foundation for Celiac Awareness means all of your entire family, including second degree-relatives.
Translations for foundation
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- أَوْقاف, رَفْع, إِيجاد, إِنْشاء, أساس, تَأْسِيس, إِشَادَة, حَبيس, حُبُس, حَبيسَةArabic
- нигеҙ, хәйриәBashkir
- фондация, основа, основаване, фундаментBulgarian
- fundació, fonamentsCatalan, Valencian
- nadace, založení, základyCzech
- sylfaenWelsh
- grundlag, grundlæggelse, fundamentDanish
- Stiftung, Fundament, Foundation, Gründung, GrundlageGerman
- φον ντε τεν, θεμέλιο, σύσταση, ίδρυμα, ίδρυσηGreek
- fondo, fundamento, fondaĵoEsperanto
- fundación, cimiento, baseSpanish
- فونداسیونPersian
- säätiö, perustus, peruspääoma, perusta, perustaminenFinnish
- fondement, fond de teint, fondationFrench
- bunúsIrish
- bun-stèidhScottish Gaelic
- כינון, יסוד, ייסוד, קרן, בָּסִיס, תשתיתHebrew
- आधारHindi
- alapozó, AlapítványHungarian
- հիմնադրամ, հիմք, հիմնում, հիմնադրումArmenian
- dasarIndonesian
- stofnun, grunnur, meikIcelandic
- fondazione, fondamenta, fondareItalian
- קרןHebrew
- 設立, ファンデーション, 基礎, 財団Japanese
- 기초Korean
- دهزگا, بناغه, دهسگاKurdish
- fundamentaLatin
- tūāpapaMāori
- fundament, fundering, stichtingDutch
- stifting, stiftelseNorwegian Nynorsk
- stiftelse, Fundament, grunnmurNorwegian
- bindiiʼáNavajo, Navaho
- fondacionOccitan
- fundacja, fundament, założenie, podkład, ufundowaniePolish
- fundação, base, dote, fundamentoPortuguese
- manquQuechua
- fundație, temelie, fundamentare, fundament, înființare, fondare, fond de ten, fond, bază, întemeiereRomanian
- цоколь, основа, фонд, тональный крем, базис, фундамент, основание, учреждениеRussian
- بنياد, پِيڙهڪا, پِيڙههSindhi
- подлога, fundament, zasnivanje, osnivanje, temelj, podloga, fundiranje, zadužbina, fondacija, utemeljenjeSerbo-Croatian
- základySlovak
- fond, grundplåt, arv, kapital, foundation, grund, donation, förmögenhet, bas, fundament, grundläggning, stiftelse, testamenteSwedish
- msingiSwahili
- அடித்தளம்Tamil
- పునాదిTelugu
- vakıf, yardım kurumu, fondöten, kāide, kuruluş, temelTurkish
- بنیادUrdu
- nền tảngVietnamese
- 基础Chinese
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