Synonyms for underpinning
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A support or foundation, especially as a structure of masonry that supports a wall.
This house's underpinning is not up to standard.
Related words
- Word family
- underlying
Forms
- Plural
- underpinnings → foundations, infrastructures, understructures…
Example sentences
- foundation She lives at the Gorilla Foundation in California.
- infrastructure Algeria should improve its creaking infrastructure.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| underpinning | rising | |
| foundation | steady | |
| infrastructure | rising | |
| understructure | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 10 letters
- foundation3
- 14 letters
- infrastructure4, understructure
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (foundation3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- soubassement
- Español
- basamento