Foundational

Synonyms for "foundational" (173 found)

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Closest matches (35)

Noun(15 words)
anchoringbackgroundbasebase a lessonbase cabinetsbase formsbase the database the hypothesisbaseline testbasic needs assessmentbasic physics coursebasic researchbedrockbeginner portuguese vocabularybootstrap project
Adjective(1 words)
Adjective(13 words)
basalbase conceptbase-levelbase-ten lessonbasicbasic chemistrybasic lab equipmentbasic levelbasic materialsbasic math 101basic scientific conceptbasic skillbasilary
Verb(1 words)
base a theory

Strong matches (52)

Noun(18 words)
bsl programbuilding blockcell biology lessoncomputing infrastructureconstitutional powerconstitutionalscore curriculumcore historical conceptcore life science conceptcore materialcore school subjectselementary biology textbookelementary science courseelementary-level materialsentry level courseessential readingfirst tierfounding
Adjective(24 words)
classical legal heritageconstitutional doctrineconstitutional rightcorecore learning importancecore moduleearly literacy skillseducational foundationelectrical engineering basicselectrical groundingselementary layerelementary math curriculumelementary science courseselementary science kitessential biology conceptessential skills prioritizationfirst lawfoundation-relatedfoundational anatomy conceptfounding belief
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founding ceremonyfounding documentfounding stockfundamental
Determiner(1 words)
das erste wort
Adjective(1 words)

Related words (86)

Adjective(33 words)
fundamental biology conceptfundamental chemical sciencefundamental constantfundamental ecological principlesfundamental particlefundamental physics conceptsgeneral chemistry textbookgeneral notioninfrastructuralintro physics textbookintroductory physics classintroductory sessionlandmark eventmedical paradigm shiftminimum reading abilityminimum standardpillaredpreliteracy skillpreparatory materialprimary cause
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primary productionprimary subjectprimitive operationpure mathematicsradical ideaseminalsimple additionsimple textsstarting blockstructuraltopsoillikeunderlyingunderlying biology
Noun(26 words)
general chemistry referencegeneral education orientedground floorgroundinggrounding activitygrounding adjectivegrounding rodgrounding systeminfrastructure projectintro biology classintro biology class studentsintro coursekeystonekeystone effectleast organism-levellogical foundationsmainstaymath 101pioneer researchprimary governing factor
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radicalstrong influencestructural conceptstructural supportsurvey course in physicstheoretical biology
Adjective(1 words)
Verb(1 words)

Related word relations

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

5 relation types

More general

4 entries
construction termcore ideaengineering termessential concept

More specific

6 entries
basal layerbasic skillcore conceptfoundation footingfundamental principlestructural beam

Collocations

5 entries
foundational conceptsfoundational knowledgefoundational mathfoundational readingfoundational skills

Inflections

2 entries
more foundationalmost foundational

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

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Parker Solar Probe will set its sights on the corona to solve long-standing, foundational mysteries of our Sun.

Source: tatoeba (7058411)

The Academy of Esperanto comprises speakers of the international language who ensure that the language, in its ongoing evolution, remains consistent with its foundational principles.

Source: tatoeba (9564976)

Foundational to the ideology of Hamas is the notion that the land of the Indigenous Jews and Samaritans was granted to the Arab-Muslim colonizers by God, and that to give any part of it back is to deny Islam.

Source: tatoeba (10030215)

1789 was a foundational year for France.

Source: tatoeba (11790743)

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