It is foolish of you to build a castle in the air while forgetting to drive in pilings for its foundation.
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Foundation
//faʊnˈdeɪʃən//
Synonyms for "foundation" (279 found)
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Closest matches (56)
Strong matches (84)
dotdowerdowrydrugstore complexionedgeeffectuationendowmentequipmentestablishmentexcuseeye shadoweyebrow pencilfabricfamiliarizationfirst principlesfixationfixingfloorflooringflying start
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fondfootfootingformationfoundation creamfoundation garmentfoundationalfoundingframefresh startfundamentalgood reasongreasepaintgroundgroundsgroundworkhand creamhand lotionhardpanhypothesishypothesis ad hocinaugurationinceptioninfrastructureinstallationinstallmentinstituteinstitutinginstitutioninvestitureinvestmentjointurejump-offkeelkeystonekick-offleading edgelegal jointurelemmalip rougelipsticklodgmentmajor premisemakereadymakeupmaking readymanufacturemarriage portionmascaramaterial basismaterializationminor premise
Related words (139)
mobilizationmooringmopboardmudpacknadirnail polishnew departureoccasiononcomingonsetopeningorganizationorganizingoriginoriginationoutbreakoutsetpaintpavementpedestal
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peoplingphilosophemephilosophical propositionpillarplanningplantationpopulationportionpositionpostulatepostulationpostulatumpowderpowder puffprearrangementpreliminariespreliminarypreliminary actpreliminary steppremisepreppreparationpreparatory studypreparingpreppingprerequisitepresuppositionpretreatmentprimaryprincipleprocessingpropaedeuticpropositionpropositional functionprovisionpuffpurposeradicalraison d'etrerationalereadyingrealizationreasonrestrightripraprockrock bottomrootrougerudimentruinationrunning startseatsend offsend-offsetting in motionsetting-upsettlementsettlingshoemoldsillsolesolid groundsolid rockspadeworksquare onestartstart-offstarting pointstatementstereobatestylobatesubstancesubstratumsubstructionsubstructuresumptionsupportsupposaltake-offtakeofftalcumtalcum powderterra firmatheoremthesisthirdstoetowertrainingtreatmenttrialtruth tabletruth-functiontruth-valuetryoutunderbuildingundercarriageundergirdingunderlyingunderpinningunderstructionunderstructurevanishing creamvanity casewainscotwar paintwarm upwarm-upwarrant
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15 entrieshas context
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336 translations across 81 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- onderlaag noun (cosmetic cream)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- θεμέλιον noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- ἵδρυμα noun (act of founding)
Arabic
4 entries- أَسَاس noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- أَسَاس noun (cosmetic cream)
- إِشَادَة noun (act of founding)
- إِنْشاء noun (act of founding)
Armenian
4 entries- հիմնադրամ noun (endowed institution or charity)
- հիմնադրում noun (act of founding)
- հիմնում noun (act of founding)
- հիմք noun (that upon which anything is founded)
Assamese
1 entries- ভেটি noun (that upon which anything is founded)
Azerbaijani
4 entries- bünövrə noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- təməl noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- özül noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- əsas noun (that upon which anything is founded)
Bashkir
3 entries- нигеҙ noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- нигеҙ noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
- хәйриә noun (endowed institution or charity)
Belarusian
4 entries- асно́ва noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- ба́зіс noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- заснава́нне noun (act of founding)
- падмурак noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
Breton
1 entries- diazezadur noun (endowed institution or charity)
Bulgarian
4 entries- осно́ва noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- осно́ва noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
- основа́ване noun (act of founding)
- фонда́ция noun (legacy constituting a permanent fund of charitable institution)
Catalan
4 entries- fonaments noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
- fundació noun (act of founding)
- fundació noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- fundació noun (endowed institution or charity)
Central Kurdish
3 entries- بِناغە noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- دەزگا noun (endowed institution or charity)
- دەسگا noun (endowed institution or charity)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᎦᎫᏍᏓᎥ noun (endowed institution or charity)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 地基 noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
- 基礎 /基础 noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- 基金會 /基金会 noun (endowed institution or charity)
- 奠基 noun (act of founding)
Czech
3 entries- nadace noun (endowed institution or charity)
- založení noun (act of founding)
- základy noun (that upon which anything is founded)
Danish
4 entries- fundament noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- fundament noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
- grundlag noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- grundlæggelse noun (act of founding)
Dutch
4 entries- fundament noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- fundering noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
- stichting noun (act of founding)
- stichting noun (endowed institution or charity)
Esperanto
4 entries- fondaĵo noun (endowed institution or charity)
- fondo noun (act of founding)
- fundamento noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- fundamento noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
Finnish
4 entries- alusvoide noun (cosmetic cream)
- peruspakka noun (pile of cards)
- peruspääoma noun (legacy constituting a permanent fund of charitable institution)
- perusta noun (that upon which anything is founded)
French
4 entries- fond de teint noun (cosmetic cream)
- fondation noun (act of founding)
- fondation noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- fondation noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
Galician
4 entries- alicerce noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
- alicerces noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- cimento noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
- cimentos noun (that upon which anything is founded)
German
4 entries- Foundation noun (cosmetic cream)
- Fundament noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
- Grundierung noun (cosmetic cream)
- Grundlage noun (that upon which anything is founded)
Greek
4 entries- ίδρυμα noun (endowed institution or charity)
- ίδρυση noun (act of founding)
- θεμέλιο noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- θεμέλιο noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
Hebrew
4 entries- בָּסִיס noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- יְסוֹד noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- יִסּוּד noun (act of founding)
- כִּנּוּן noun (act of founding)
Hindi
4 entries- आधार noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- नींव noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- नींव noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
- संस्थान noun (legacy constituting a permanent fund of charitable institution)
Hungarian
2 entries- alapozó noun (cosmetic cream)
- alapítvány noun (endowed institution or charity)
Icelandic
4 entries- grunnur noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- grunnur noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
- meik noun (cosmetic cream)
- stofnun noun (endowed institution or charity)
Ingrian
1 entries- fundamentti noun (that upon which anything is founded)
Irish
2 entries- bunsraith noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- bunsraith noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
Italian
4 entries- fondamenta noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- fondazione noun (act of founding)
- fondazione noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
- fondazione noun (endowed institution or charity)
Japanese
4 entries- ファンデーション noun (cosmetic cream)
- 創立 noun (act of founding)
- 土台 noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- 基礎 noun (that upon which anything is founded)
Kabuverdianu
3 entries- pardiere noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
- pardueru noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
- pardueru noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
Kazakh
3 entries- негіз noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- іргетас noun (act of founding)
- қор noun (endowed institution or charity)
Khiamniungan Naga
1 entries- thāyô noun (that upon which anything is founded)
Khmer
2 entries- ឃរមូល noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
- ធារ noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
Korean
4 entries- 기초 noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- 설립 noun (act of founding)
- 설치 noun (act of founding)
- 토대 noun (that upon which anything is founded)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- негиз noun (that upon which anything is founded)
Latin
3 entries- fundatio noun (act of founding)
- fundāmen noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- fundāmentum noun (that upon which anything is founded)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- załožba noun (endowed institution or charity)
Macedonian
2 entries- основање noun (act of founding)
- темел noun (that upon which anything is founded)
Malay
1 entries- yayasan noun (endowed institution or charity)
Malayalam
3 entries- അടിത്തറ noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- അടിത്തറ noun (result of the work to begin something)
- അടിസ്ഥാനം noun (that upon which anything is founded)
Marathi
1 entries- पाया noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
Meänkieli
1 entries- stiftelsi noun (endowed institution or charity)
Mirandese
1 entries- aliçace noun (that upon which anything is founded)
Māori
3 entries- tūāpapa noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- tūāpapa noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
- tūāpapa noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
Navajo
1 entries- bindiiʼá noun (that upon which anything is founded)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- fundament noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- grunnmur noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
- stiftelse noun (endowed institution or charity)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- stiftelse noun (endowed institution or charity)
- stifting noun (endowed institution or charity)
Occitan
4 entries- fondacion noun (act of founding)
- fondacion noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- fondacion noun (endowed institution or charity)
- fondament noun (that upon which anything is founded)
Old English
2 entries- grundweall noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
- ġesteal noun (act of founding)
Ottoman Turkish
4 entries- تمل noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- تمل noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
- قاعده noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- قاعده noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
Papiamentu
1 entries- fundashon noun (act of founding)
Persian
1 entries- فونداسیون noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Grunt noun (that upon which anything is founded)
Polish
4 entries- fluid noun (cosmetic cream)
- fundacja noun (legacy constituting a permanent fund of charitable institution)
- fundacja noun (endowed institution or charity)
- fundament noun (that upon which anything is founded)
Portuguese
4 entries- alicerce noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- alicerce noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
- base noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- base noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
Punjabi
4 entries- بُنیاد noun (act of founding)
- بُنیاد noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- نِین٘ہہ noun (act of founding)
- نِین٘ہہ noun (that upon which anything is founded)
Quechua
3 entries- manqu noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- manqu noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
- takay noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
Romanian
4 entries- așezământ noun (endowed institution or charity)
- bază noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
- fond noun (legacy constituting a permanent fund of charitable institution)
- fond de ten noun (cosmetic cream)
Russian
4 entries- ба́зис noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- осно́ва noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- основа́ние noun (act of founding)
- тона́льный крем noun (cosmetic cream)
Sanskrit
1 entries- धरुण noun (that upon which anything is founded)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- bun-stèidh noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- fondácija noun (legacy constituting a permanent fund of charitable institution)
- fundiranje noun (act of founding)
- fundàment noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- fundàment noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
Sindhi
4 entries- بنياد noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- بنياد noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
- پِيڙهه noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- پِيڙهه noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
Slovak
2 entries- založenie noun (act of founding)
- základy noun (that upon which anything is founded)
Slovene
1 entries- ustanovitev noun (act of founding)
Spanish
4 entries- base noun (cosmetic cream)
- cimiento noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- cimiento noun (result of the work to begin something)
- cimiento noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
Swahili
2 entries- msingi noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- msingi noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
Swedish
4 entries- arv noun (legacy constituting a permanent fund of charitable institution)
- bas noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
- donation noun (legacy constituting a permanent fund of charitable institution)
- fond noun (legacy constituting a permanent fund of charitable institution)
Tagalog
1 entries- kinababatayan noun (that upon which anything is founded)
Thai
2 entries- มูลนิธิ noun (endowed institution or charity)
- รองพื้น noun (cosmetic cream)
Tocharian B
1 entries- ścmoñña noun (that upon which anything is founded)
Turkish
4 entries- fondöten noun (cosmetic cream)
- kuruluş noun (act of founding)
- kuruluş noun (legacy constituting a permanent fund of charitable institution)
- kāide noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
Ugaritic
1 entries- 𐎊𐎒𐎄 noun (that upon which anything is founded)
Ukrainian
4 entries- ба́зис noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- заснува́ння noun (act of founding)
- осно́ва noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- фонд noun (endowed institution or charity)
Upper Sorbian
1 entries- załožba noun (endowed institution or charity)
Urdu
2 entries- بُنیاد noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- قاعِدَہ noun (that upon which anything is founded)
Vietnamese
3 entries- móng noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- nền móng noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- nền móng noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
Welsh
2 entries- sefydliad noun (endowed institution or charity)
- sylfaen noun (that upon which anything is founded)
Yiddish
3 entries- יסוד noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- פֿונדאַמענט noun (that upon which anything is founded)
- פֿונדאַמענט noun (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall)
Sample sentences
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Students have a holiday on Foundation Day.
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Our company had the fortieth anniversary of its foundation.
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A house is built on top of a solid foundation of cement.
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