Synonyms for ground-work
- noun
Most common
ground foundation basis footing foot corner-stone principle spadework
All synonyms
Noun
ground, foundation, basis, base, footing, principle, foot, corner-stone, bottom, fundament, substratum, substructure, spadework, understructure rare, underbuilding rare
Definitions
- n. 1
The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.
The discovery of the laws of electricity laid the groundwork for a century of innovation.
Related words
- Other spellings
- groundwork
Forms
- Plural
- ground-works → grounds, foundations, bases, footings…
Example sentences
- ground In Singapore, it is a crime to spit on the ground.
- foundation She lives at the Gorilla Foundation in California.
- basis He started going to the mosque on a regular basis.
- footing He wanted to be on equal footing with his mother.
- foot It takes you an hour to go to the station on foot.
By length
- 4 letters
- base1, foot1
- 5 letters
- basis2
- 6 letters
- ground1, bottom2
- 7 letters
- footing2
- 9 letters
- principle3, fundament, spadework2
- 10 letters
- foundation3, substratum
- 12 letters
- substructure
- 13 letters
- underbuilding
- 14 letters
- understructure
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (basis2 = 2 syllables).