Synonyms for grounds

Most common

yard · curtilage · evidence

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Basis or justification for something.

2. n. 2

   The collective land areas that compose a larger area.

Related words

Word family

groundskeeper

Phrases

coffee grounds

Example sentences

• yard Her many puppies run around in the yard every day.
• evidence From this evidence it follows that he is innocent.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

data², yard¹, lees¹

5 letters

cause¹, dregs¹

6 letters

reason²

8 letters

evidence³, sediment³

9 letters

curtilage

11 letters

precipitate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (data² = 2 syllables).