Keystone

/ˈkiː.stəʊn/

Synonyms for "keystone" (107 found)

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fundamentalgeodesic domegist
Noun(9 words)
cornerstonescritical speciesecosystem engineeressentialessential elementessential speciesfoundationalfulcrumsfundamental

Related words (53)

gravamengreat pointheadstonehearthigh pointiglooimportant thingissuekernellandmarkmain pointmain thingmaterial pointmeatmilestonename of the gamenecessitynubogivepith
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pivotpointprinciplequoinreal issuesalient pointsine qua nonskewbackspanstonesubstancesubstantive pointthe bottom linethe pointtoppingturning pointvaultvaultingvoussoir

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architectural elementarchitectural termbuilding blockbuilding componentconceptconceptual descriptordescriptive termecological conceptecological principlemetaphorqualitative descriptorstructural descriptorsupport

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arch componentarch stonebeavercentral conceptcentral elementcentral policycentral voussoircore componentcore elementcore habitfoundational rulefundamental principlesea otterwolf

Collocations

9 entries
arch keystonecentral keystonekeystone archkeystone conceptkeystone elementkeystone habitkeystone ideakeystone principlekeystone species

Inflections

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Derivations

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Sample sentences

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Environmentalists are opposing the Keystone XL pipeline.

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Sex appeal is the keystone of our civilization.

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Algeria is the keystone of stability in North Africa.

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Salmon are a keystone species.

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