Synonyms for foot
- noun
- verb
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Base
base, bottom, ground-work, foundation, fundament, substructure, understructure rare
Other
paw, instep, pes, extremity, ft, metrical foot, infantry, imperial system, pie, dog slang, fotmal dated
Verb
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
- v. 1
To use the foot to kick (usually a ball).
Related words
Forms
- Past participle
- footed
e.g. footed → hoofed, picked…
Example sentences
- bottom There must be something at the bottom of all this.
- fundament "Where's Tom?" "Up his own fundament."
- paw This dog doesn't want to move because his paw hurts.
- pes My mom knows how to make crêpes.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| foot | steady | |
| bottom | steady | |
| substructure | falling | |
| fundament | steady | |
| paw | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 2 letters
- ft
- 3 letters
- dog1, pie1, paw1, pes
- 4 letters
- pick1, base1, hoof1
- 6 letters
- bottom2, instep, fotmal
- 8 letters
- infantry3
- 9 letters
- extremity4, fundament
- 10 letters
- foundation3
- 12 letters
- substructure
- 14 letters
- understructure
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bottom2 = 2 syllables).