Synonyms for grounds
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1. evidence, groundsnoun

   your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

   "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"

   Synonyms:
   yard, curtilage, reason, cause, evidence

2. yard, grounds, curtilagenoun

   the enclosed land around a house or other building

   "it was a small house with almost no yard"

   Synonyms:
   reason, cause, cubic yard, chiliad, pace, curtilage, thousand, one thousand, railway yard, thou, railyard, yard, evidence, grand

3. groundsnoun

   a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)

   Synonyms:
   yard, curtilage, reason, cause, evidence

4. cause, reason, groundsnoun

   a justification for something existing or happening

   "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"

   Synonyms:
   ground, suit, intellect, causal agency, yard, crusade, drive, effort, causa, evidence, case, campaign, reasonableness, movement, curtilage, reason, rationality, lawsuit, understanding, cause, causal agent

5. groundsnoun

   dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue

   "it is a Middle Eastern custom to read your future in your coffee grounds"

   Synonyms:
   yard, curtilage, reason, cause, evidence

Matched Categories

1. • Dregs
   • Field
   • Information
   • Justification
   • Tract

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1. groundsnoun

   Synonyms:
   lees, dregs, sediment, grouts, precipitate, settlings

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1. groundsnoun

   Synonyms:
   settlings, sediment, dregs, precipitate

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1. List of paraphrases for "grounds":

   reasons, motives, motifs, reason, memorandum, causes, bases, foundations, rationale, justification, considerations, motivations, justifications, subjects, arguments, basis

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How to use grounds in a sentence?

1. Arvind Kejriwal:

   Though we had resigned on moral grounds, i apologize to the people who wanted the AAP government in Delhi to continue.

2. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley:

   There are no grounds for impeachment, and I will vigorously defend Alabama Governor Robert Bentley and my administration from this political attack.

3. Jill Barret:

   Everyone loved Chip Gaines. Chip Gaines was just a blast. when we were in college together, I had a little coffee house called Common Grounds.

4. D. A. F. Sade, "Dialogue between a Priest and a Dying Man":

   ... and thereof do I repent: I only plucked an occasional flower when I might have gathered an ample harvest of fruit -- such are the just grounds for the regrets I have ...

5. Eleanor Holmes Norton:

   This could be the last snowstorm the D.C. area gets this winter, children sledding on the grounds pose no security threat.