Synonyms for ground
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Earth — soil, earth
earth UK, soil, land, dry land, turf, dirt, terrain, real property, sod, territory, country, clay, loam, region, clod, terra firma, glebe
2. Reason — reason, (epistemic) justification, cause
reason, occasion, principle, cause, consideration, score, motive
3. Basis — basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork
Other
field, premises, background, ground-work, electric shock, premise, munny dated IN
Verb
1. Base
base, floor, support, establish, found, bottom, set, build, mold UK US, mould UK, fix, place dated
2. Run aground
Definitions
- n. 1
Soil, earth.
The worm crawls through the ground.
- n. 2
Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.
- v. 1
To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.
- v. 2
To electrocute.
Example sentences
- land Fifty years ago anyone could have bought the land.
- soil Fertile soil is indispensable for a good harvest.
- turf Two ice cream truck drivers are having a turf war.
- field The players marched triumphantly across the field.
By length
- 3 letters
- set1, fix1, sod1
- 4 letters
- land1, base1, gate1, soil1, clay1, dirt1, turf1, mold1, loam1, clod
- 5 letters
- found1, place1, level2, cause1, field1, earth1, build1, track1, floor1, score1, basis2, prime1, mould1, glebe
- 6 letters
- reason2, region2, bottom2, anchor2, motive2, strand1, primer2
- 7 letters
- country2, support2, terrain2, educate3, premise2, footing2, priming2
- 8 letters
- occasion3, premises3
- 9 letters
- territory4, establish3, principle3, undercoat3
- 10 letters
- foundation3, background2
- 13 letters
- consideration5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (level2 = 2 syllables).