Synonyms for substratum

Most common

principle · substance · substrate

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A layer that lies underneath another.

Related words

Word family

substrate

Forms

Plural

substrata → substrates, substances, principles, foundations…

Example sentences

• principle My father made it a principle to keep early hours.
• substance The result of the experiment was a blue substance.
• substrate Ziri uses unscented substrate for his cat's litter.

Popularity over time

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

By length

7 letters

element³

9 letters

principle³, substance², substrate²

10 letters

foundation³, underlayer

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (element³ = 3 syllables).