Synonyms for GROUNDS
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, grounds, 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, grounds, 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, grounds, 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. Nick Kyrgios:

   I had a lot of fun. I definitely wanted to play mixed this year, you know, I knew that in singles, if I got a tough draw like it happened, I was just able to be around the grounds and play another match.

3. United Arab Emirates:

   The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation can confirm that the UAE has welcomed President Ashraf Ghani and Ashraf Ghani family into the country on humanitarian grounds.

4. Thomas Jefferson:

   There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents.

5. John Rutherford:

   I used to tell my community and my officers that I don’t want to be the best first-responder to a mass-causualty event. I want to prevent that event before it occurs. And that’s what( this bill) will do, this bill gives students, teachers( and others) the tools to recognize the early-warning signs to prevent violence from even entering our school grounds.