You have no grounds for accusing Jill of stealing the stock certificates.
Source: tatoeba (21208)
Grounds
//ɡɹaʊndz//
Synonyms for "grounds" (200 found)
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Closest matches (40)
Strong matches (60)
depositsdeterminantdeterminativediluviumdocumentationdomaindonneedraffdregsdrosselementemberescalator clauseescape clauseescape hatchetiologyexcuseexhibitexplanationfact
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factorfactsfairwayfecesfine printfloorflooringfondfootingfoundationfrothfundamentfundamentalgivengolf coursegolf linksgood reasongrassplotgreengreenyardgroundgrounds for beliefgroundworkhardpanhonorindicationitem of evidencejokerkickerlandlanded propertylandslawnleeslimiting conditionloesslotlotsmanifestation
Noun(1 words)
Related words (100)
manormarkmaterial basismaterial groundsmessuagemorainemotivemunimentsmute witnessobligationoccasionoffscumparameterparcelparkpavementpiece of evidenceplatplotpraedium
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precipitateprecipitationpremisepremisesprerequisitepresumptionprincipleproofpropertyprovisionprovisionsprovisoprovocationputting greenquadratradicalrationalereal estatereal propertyrealtyreasonreason to believerelevant factrequisiterightripraprock bottomrudimentsaving clausescorescoriascumseatsedimentseedsettlingssignsillsiltsine qua nonsinterslagsmall printsmutsolid groundsolid rocksootspecificationstereobatestimulusstipulationstringstylobatesubjectsublimatesubstancesubstratumsubstructionsubstructuresymptomtenementtenementstermsterra firmatheorytofttokenultimatumunderbuildingundercarriageundergirdingunderpinningunderstructionunderstructurevillage greenwarrantwhereasyard
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10 entriesSynonyms
3 entriesderived
8 entriesetymologically related_to
2 entriesform of
1 entrieshas context
1 entriesis a
7 entriesrelated to
10 entriesTranslations
50 translations across 20 languages.
Azerbaijani
1 entries- əsas noun (basis or justification for something)
Catalan
4 entries- causa noun (basis or justification for something)
- fundamento noun (basis or justification for something)
- marro noun (sediment at the bottom of a liquid)
- motiu noun (basis or justification for something)
Dutch
2 entries- omgeving noun (area of land)
- terrein noun (area of land)
Finnish
1 entries- tilus noun (area of land)
French
3 entries- marc noun (sediment at the bottom of a liquid)
- motif noun (basis or justification for something)
- raison noun (basis or justification for something)
Galician
1 entries- borra noun (sediment at the bottom of a liquid)
German
3 entries- Grund noun (basis or justification for something)
- Rechtfertigung noun (basis or justification for something)
- Satz noun (sediment at the bottom of a liquid)
Greek
1 entries- κατακάθι noun (sediment at the bottom of a liquid)
Hungarian
1 entries- üledék noun (sediment at the bottom of a liquid)
Ido
4 entries- fundamento noun (basis or justification for something)
- kazuko noun (basis or justification for something)
- motivo noun (basis or justification for something)
- tereno noun (area of land)
Irish
1 entries- dríodar caife noun (sediment at the bottom of a liquid)
Māori
3 entries- papa noun (basis or justification for something)
- papawhenua noun (area of land)
- rawa noun (basis or justification for something)
Navajo
1 entries- bitłʼááshjání noun (sediment at the bottom of a liquid)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- تلوه noun (sediment at the bottom of a liquid)
Polish
4 entries- fusy noun (sediment at the bottom of a liquid)
- osad noun (sediment at the bottom of a liquid)
- podstawy noun (basis or justification for something)
- tereny noun (area of land)
Portuguese
1 entries- terreno noun (area of land)
Russian
2 entries- обоснова́ние noun (basis or justification for something)
- основа́ние noun (basis or justification for something)
Spanish
4 entries- causa noun (basis or justification for something)
- causal noun (basis or justification for something)
- concho noun (sediment at the bottom of a liquid)
- fundamento noun (basis or justification for something)
Ukrainian
2 entries- обґрунтува́ння noun (basis or justification for something)
- підста́ва noun (basis or justification for something)
Welsh
1 entries- gwaddod noun (sediment at the bottom of a liquid)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
The school grounds extend as far as this fence.
Source: tatoeba (21555)
There are good grounds for the view that Paris was the scene of frequent riots even before the revolution of 1789.
Source: tatoeba (35050)
That doesn't give you grounds for complaining.
Source: tatoeba (41650)
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.