Cornerstone

Synonyms for "cornerstone" (64 found)

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Closest matches (13)

Noun(7 words)
basisfoundationbasebase the hypothesisbuilding blockcore elementcorner stone
bench markcardinal pointchief thingclimaxcorecrisis

Strong matches (19)

critical pointcruxessenceessentialessential matterfirst stonefootstonefoundation stonefundamentalgistgravamengreat pointheadstonehearthigh pointimportant thing
Noun(3 words)
foundation stonefundamentgroundwork

Related words (32)

issuekernelkeystonelandmarkmain pointmain thingmaterial pointmeatmilestonename of the gamenubpithpivotpointquoinreal issuesalient pointsine qua nonstonesubstance
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substantive pointthe bottom linethe pointturning point

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

8 entries
assumptionconceptual elementconstruction componentfundamental componentstonestructural elementsupposalsupposition

More specific

4 entries
core valuegranite cornerstonekey principlelimestone cornerstone

Collocations

6 entries
basiscentral ideacore conceptfoundation stonefundamental elementkeystone

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

1 entries

Translations

30 translations across 25 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries
  • крайъгълен камък noun (base stone)

Catalan

1 entries
  • pedra cantonera noun (base stone)

Czech

1 entries
  • nárožní kámen noun (base stone)

Dutch

2 entries
  • hoeksteen noun (base stone)
  • steunpilaar noun (base stone)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • angulŝtono noun (base stone)

Finnish

1 entries
  • kulmakivi noun (base stone)

French

2 entries
  • pierre angulaire noun (base stone)
  • pierre d'angle noun (base stone)

Georgian

1 entries
  • ქვაკუთხედი noun (base stone)

German

1 entries
  • Eckstein noun (base stone)

Greek

1 entries
  • ακρογωνιαίος λίθος noun (base stone)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • sarokkő noun (base stone)

Italian

2 entries
  • pietra angolare noun (base stone)
  • pietra d'angolo noun (base stone)

Japanese

1 entries
  • noun (base stone)

Khiamniungan Naga

1 entries
  • thāyôlòng noun (base stone)

Middle English

1 entries
  • corner ston noun (base stone)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • كوشه طاشی noun (base stone)

Persian

3 entries
  • بنیاد noun (base stone)
  • سنگ پی noun (base stone)
  • پی noun (base stone)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Akjsteen noun (base stone)

Polish

1 entries
  • kamień węgielny noun (base stone)

Russian

1 entries
  • краеуго́льный ка́мень noun (base stone)

Spanish

1 entries
  • piedra angular noun (base stone)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • panulukang-bato noun (base stone)

Turkish

1 entries
  • köşe taşı noun (base stone)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • нарі́жний ка́мінь noun (base stone)

Welsh

1 entries
  • conglfaen noun (base stone)

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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Make solidarity and equal rights the cornerstone of public policy.

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It also forms a vital cornerstone of the strategy for sustainable development.

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And I would not be standing here this evening without the unyielding support of my best friend for the past 16 years, the cornerstone of our family, the love of my life, the First Lady of the nation, Michelle Obama.

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Freedom of speech is the cornerstone of democracy.

Source: tatoeba (5644755)

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