Footing

/ˈfʊtɪŋ/

Synonyms for "footing" (267 found)

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account adding advantage allowance ambit ambling ambulation angleangle of visionanschauung assessment backpacking bailiwick balance base baseboard basement basisbear hugbearing wall

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bearings bed bedding bedrock bill bite blackmailblood moneybottom calculation calculus capacity case caste casting character chassis ciphering circumstance clamp clasp class

Noun(11 words)

basebase a claimbase a lessonbase the database the hypothesisbase your argumentbases basis bearing bedground bottoms

Verb(1 words)

base a theory

Strong matches (80)

clench clinch cling clinging clutch computation condition constituency dadodeath gripdistance echelon embrace emolument estate estimation eye feefirm holdfix

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floor flooring fond foot footholdfooting itfootplate footrail footrest footwork foundation frameframe of referenceframework fundament fundamentalgoing on footgrapple grasp grip gripe ground grounds groundwork hardpan hierarchy hiking hitchhiking hitching hold hoofing hughush moneyinfrastructureinitiation feeiron gripjam keel legwork level light locationlocus standilot lumbering marchingmental outlook

Adjective(2 words)

danish grundflat bottom surface

Noun(10 words)

establish footingfinance foothold footholds foundation foundations fundgain footholdgain groundground

Verb(1 words)

form the basis

Related words (133)

mileage modality mode mopboard nadir nip orbit order outlook pass pavement pedestrianism perambulation perch perspective pickle place plightpoint of viewposition

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post posturepower structureprecedence predicament principle purchase quality radical rank rate rating reckoningreference systemregard respect rest retainerretaining feeripraprock bottomroot rudiment sauntering scot seat seating seizure shoemold side sight sill situation slant solesolid groundsolid rockspheresphere of influencespot stability stage staggeringstamping groundstance stand standard standingstanding placestandpoint state static station status stereobate stipend strolling stylobate substratum substruction substructure system term termsterra firmaterritory thumbingthumbing a ridetight griptoddling toe toehold totaling toting tottering traction tramping treading tribute trudging turf underbuilding undercarriage undergirding underpinning understruction understructure universe vantage venue view viewpoint waddling wainscot walking warrant

Noun(15 words)

pay forplinth positionsecure positionsoclestable basestancestrong foundationsum support surbase terms total undergirding zapata

Adjective(1 words)

stabilizing foundation

Verb(1 words)

underpins

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More general

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establish financefinancial recordfoundationledger operationposition posture statusstructural elementsupport

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12 entries

academic standingbear expensescolumn footingcolumn totalcombat footingcover costsmarket footholdprofessional standingrow totalslab footingsubsidize coststactical footing

Collocations

8 entries

firm footinggain footinggood footingon solid footingsecure footingsolid footingsound footingstable footing

Inflections

3 entries

feet footed footings

Sample sentences

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If you were footing the bill, you wouldn't say that.

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He wanted to be on equal footing with his mother.

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Liberty, as we all know, cannot flourish in a country that is permanently on a war footing, or even a near war footing. Permanent crisis justifies permanent control of everybody and everything by the agencies of central government.

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The sound footing of his book were interviews with more than 500 millionaires and billionaires.

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