Synonyms for foothold
ˈfʊtˌhoʊldfoothold

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1. bridgehead, footholdnoun

   an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies

   "an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines"; "the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar"

   Synonyms:
   footing, beachhead, bridgehead

2. foothold, footingnoun

   a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing

   Synonyms:
   terms, footing, beachhead, bridgehead, ground, basis

3. beachhead, footholdnoun

   an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments

   "the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors"; "they are presently attempting to gain a foothold in the Russian market"

   Synonyms:
   footing, beachhead, bridgehead

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1. • Accomplishment
   • Combat Zone
   • Support

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. footholdnoun

   Synonyms:
   footing, place to stand on

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "foothold":

   end-result, bridgehead, foot, fulcrum

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How to use foothold in a sentence?

1. Puneet Gupta:

   With Mitsubishi, Nissan will have a better foothold even in terms of small cars.

2. Kris Jenner:

   We're going to make a difference in the world with what we're doing, and if the whole Kardashian show gave me a foothold into that world, to be able to go out there and do something good, I got not problem with that.

3. Former Olympic champion Bruce Jenner:

   If the Kardashian show gave me a foothold to do some good, I'm all for that.

4. Jacob Bleacher:

   Our moon serves as basically a celestial library right next door, lunar rocks and lunar ice basically serve as the books of this library. We can use them to begin to reveal how the solar system has evolved. This can really help us gain insight into what was happening here on Earth when life was establishing a foothold in the solar system.

5. Mark Nunnikhoven:

   If anyone did compromise your phone, you're wiping their foothold and they're going to have to hack back in, for a normal person that's kind of extreme, but for a high profile individual that threat factor is different.