Ground

/ɡɹaʊnd/

Synonyms for "ground" (794 found)

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Closest matches (159)

Noun(34 words)

earth basis land reason soil anchor anchoringanchoring pointanchors backgroundbar graph based taskbasebase a claimbase a lessonbase decisions on factsbase inputbase sixteenbase the database the hypothesisbase word

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base your argumentbased on biologybases basing beaches bedrocksbinary basedbond to earthbonded to earthcampuscitizenship basedconductor groundingconfinecouncil based

a priori principleabyssabyssal zoneacres affirmation agoraair brushair spaceairspace alluvion alluvium ambition amphitheater angle antecedent antecedents apriorismarable landarea arena

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argumentart paperaspiration assertionassumed positionassumptionathletic fieldauditorium axiom back backdrop background base basement basin basis bassaliabathyal zonebeachbear gardenbearing wallbed bedding bedrock belt benthosbilliard tableblow downblow overbottombottom watersbottomless depthsbottommost bowlbowl downbowl overbowling greenboxing ringbrannybring downbroaden the mindbrush buildbuild inbull ringbulldog call callingcamera lucidacamera obscuracampus canvas carpetcast awaycast downcatechizecategorical propositioncausation causecause and effectchalk chalklike chalky channel charcoalchop downchromogen cincture circus civilize clay clod close coach coatcoat of paintcoating cockpit coliseum colorcolor filtercolor gelatincolorant coloring colosseum comminute comminuted compass confine confines confirm consideration containercontinental shelfcoop corridor coulee

Verb(4 words)

anchor basebase a theorybeached

Adjective(4 words)

anchored backbonedbase conceptbased

Strong matches (238)

country course court courtyard cover crayon crushed crust curtilagecut downdash downdatadead flatdead leveldead-color deck deep deep-dye definedelimited field

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demonstrate demonstration department depend deposit determinant determinative detrital detrited device direct dirt disintegrated distance distemper district division downdrawing paperdrawing pencildregs drier dropdry landdust dusty dye dyestuff earth easel edify educate efflorescentelectrical parts and deviceselement embed enclave enclosure engraft engrave enlighten entrench environs esplanade establish etch etiology evidence excuseexterior paintfactor farinaceous fellfetch downfield finefirst principlesfix fixative flaky flatflat coatflat washflatland flatten floorfloor coveringfloor enamelflooring floury fold fond footing forum found foundation freehold fundament fundamental furfuraceous generatorgive instructiongive lessons inglebe goalgone to dustgood reasongrassland grated grounds groundwork guideguiding lightguiding stargym gymnasium hall hardpan heartland hewhew downhinterland hippodrome homaloid horizontalhorizontal axishorizontal faulthorizontal linehorizontal parallaxhorizontal planehorizontal projectionhypothesishypothesis ad hocideal illumine imbed impact impalpable implant impress imprint infix inform infrastructure ingrain initiateinner spaceinscribe inspiration install instance instruct insulate intentioninterior paintinvest isolate jam justificationknock downknock overland landholding landholdingslay figurelay levellay lowlay outlay the foundationledge lees lemma level

Verb(9 words)

crunched earthed establish filedform the basisfoundfound a clubfounded grounded

Noun(43 words)

crushed dirtsdrip baseddry landdustearth connectionearth groundedearth referencingearthingearthing conductor connectionearthing wireearthly earthselectric shockenglish earthequipment earth bonderse explanationsfamily language basefield of sports

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flat coatfooting foundfounding of civilizationfrench solground referenceground surfacegrounded to earthgroundinggrounding conductorgrounding hardwaregrounding meditationgrounding systemgrounding wirehousehold language basehuman landicelandic jörðjordar justificationjustify with evidencekeystone effectland surfacelands

Adjective(13 words)

danish earthdanish grunddanish jorddanish jord samplesdanish soilsdutch aardefine groundgerman grundgreen yellow earth wiregrounded in datahilly terraininstructional research baseitalian terreno

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level linelevel planelevigated list lists lithosphere loam locale lodestar lodge lowest mainspringmajor premisemarginal landmarketplace marl matmaterial basismatter maulstick

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mealymean sea levelmedium milieu milledminor premisemise-en-scenemold motive mould moulder mouldymow downneighborhood nethermost occasionocean bottomocean depthsocean flooroffshore rightsopaque coloropen forumopen the eyesorganize pack paint paintbrush palaestra pale palettepalette knifepalingparade groundpark parquet part parterre parts pastel patch pave pavement pavingpelagic zonepen pencil perspective pestled philosopheme pigment pigmentspile uppit pitch place plain plane plant platform position post postulate postulation postulatum powdered powdery prairie precinct precincts precipitate precipitation predicate premise premises prepare presuppositionprime coatprimer priming principle printprize ringproof propositionpropositional functionprostratepublic squarepull downpulverant pulverized pulverulent purlieu purlieusput input upquad quadrangle quarter radical range rase rationale razereal estatereal propertyrear reasonreduced to powderreeducate region regolith relay rest right ring ripraprock bottomrock-bottom root rudimentrun agroundsake salient scaly scenescene of actionscenery school scobicular scobiform scope score scratchboard scurfysea levelsea of grassseat section sedimentsend headlongsetset inset rightset upsetting settle settlings shardedsharpen the witsshipwreck showshow howshredded siccative sill site sketchbook sketchpad sod soilsolid groundsolid rocksource space spatula spherespray gunspread eaglespread-eagle spring squaresquared circlestadium stagestage setstage settingstain stamp stand standing standpoint statement station status stay steppe stereobate stereotype stimulus strand stump stylobatesubaerial depositsubsoil substance substratum substruction substructure sumption supinate supposal surfacing sustain tabletake downtake the groundteachteach a lessonteach the rudimentstempera terraterra firmaterrace terrain territory test testimonythe countrythe deepthe deep seathe deepsthe depthstheater theorem thesis thinnerthree-mile limitthrowthrow downtilting groundtiltyard tinction tincture title toft topple topsoil traintransparent colortrench trial trip trituratedtruth tabletruth-function truth-value tumble turf turpentine turps tutortwelve-mile limitulterior motiveunderbuilding undercarriage undercoat undercoating undergirding undermost underpinning understruction understructure varnish vehicle venue vest vicinage vicinity viewpoint vocation walk warrant washwash coatwater levelwedgewhack downwherefore why whyfor woodland wreckwrestling ringyard zone

Noun(60 words)

manual basedmashingmath drills basedmilledmore earthingmost danish jordmost earthingmost home language basedmost soil basednot groundedoccasion pachapolicy evidence basepowder powderedpredicate wordpredicates premisepremise the argumentpresent basis

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primerprimer coatprimingpriming coatpropertyproto-germanic *erþōpulverized punish restrictscientifically basedsignal groundsitesoil easilysoil the carpetsoil the shirtsoilssolid groundspanish terrenostable basestakesstandards basedsubstrates support surbasesurface levelswedish jordterra firmaterrainterreno grandeterrestrial ultimacy undercoat underlayunderpinning ideaverb basedwarranting warrants whyszero volt nodezero volt reference

Verb(18 words)

micronized minced pounded predicated premised premising prime pulped rootedrun agroundstrand undercoat underlie underlies underpin underpinned underpins zenned

Determiner(1 words)

more electrical grounding

Adverb(1 words)

most danish soil

Adjective(10 words)

nonmoving premisenorwegian grunnnorwegian jordromanian terensafe electrical groundingsandy danish jordswedish grundterrestrial surfaceunderlying warrantied

Preposition(2 words)

outside danish soilwith no justification

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6 relation types

More general

72 entries

action areaarrive ataspect attain basiscoat of paintconfine connect connecter connection connective connector connexion constrain discipline

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More specific

25 entries

base a claimbase a theorybase the datacoarse groundcoffee groundsconfine at homecourtyarddeny outingsdirtfine groundgarden gravelground a hypothesisground cinnamonground levelground pepper

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Collocations

10 entries

campus groundsground a theoryground beefground coffeeground floorground pepperground rulesground surfaceground to a haltgrounded in data

Inflections

5 entries

grounded grounding groundsmore groundedmost grounded

Derivations

4 entries

grounded grounder grounding groundness

Antonyms

1 entries

figure

Sample sentences

55 total sentences available.

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I can't agree to your proposal on the ground that it is not fair and reasonable.

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The hot sun baked the ground dry.

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When the school had no books or paper or pencils, she wrote the alphabet on the ground with a stick.

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The pirates buried their treasure in the ground.

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