Foundations

//faʊnˈdeɪʃənz//

Synonyms for "foundations" (279 found)

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dot dower dowry drugstore complexion edge effectuation endowment equipment establishment excuse eye shadow eyebrow pencil fabric familiarization first principles fixation fixing floor flooring flying start

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Noun(12 words)

establishment foot foundation garment founding fundament grounding groundwall initiation innovation instauration institution introduction

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mobilization mooring mopboard mudpack nadir nail polish new departure occasion oncoming onset opening organization organizing origin origination outbreak outset paint pavement pedestal

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peopling philosopheme philosophical proposition pillar planning plantation population portion position postulate postulation postulatum powder powder puff prearrangement preliminaries preliminary preliminary act preliminary step premise prep preparation preparatory study preparing prepping prerequisite presupposition pretreatment primary principle processing propaedeutic proposition propositional function provision puff purpose radical raison d'etre rationale readying realization reason rest right riprap rock rock bottom root rouge rudiment ruination running start seat send off send-off setting in motion setting-up settlement settling shoemold sill sole solid ground solid rock spadework square one start start-off starting point statement stereobate stylobate substance substratum substruction substructure sumption support supposal take-off takeoff talcum talcum powder terra firma theorem thesis thirds toe tower training treatment trial truth table truth-function truth-value tryout underbuilding undercarriage undergirding underlying underpinning understruction understructure vanishing cream vanity case wainscot war paint warm up warm-up warrant

Noun(8 words)

origination platform stage substructure support underbuilding underframework understructure

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Adversity strengthens the foundations.

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A mathematician is a man who not only understands the idea put forth before him, but who sees as well the error in its foundations.

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So ultimately, with Tatoeba we are only building the foundations… to make the Web a better place for language learning.

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Food, clothing and shelter are the foundations of survival.

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