Definitions

foundation

[foun-dey-shuhn] / faʊnˈdeɪ ʃən /

NOUN

basis for something physical or mental

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authority base bedrock groundwork infrastructure support

STRONG

ABCs basics bed bottom foot footing ground guts heart justification nitty-gritty nub prop reason root setup stay substratum substructure understructure

WEAK

bottom line brass tacks nuts and bolts underpinning

Antonyms

STRONG

cowardice exterior exteriority fear outside top

NOUN

established institution

Synonyms

STRONGEST

association charity company corporation endowment establishment institute organization society

STRONG

guild inauguration plantation settlement trusteeship

Example Sentences

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Their findings, recently published in PNAS, highlight an urgent need to better study, protect and appreciate insects and arachnids, which form a critical foundation for planetary health.

From Science Daily

A second searching kick produced the foundations for another effective line-out that was again finished by Wainwright with Edwards converting.

From BBC

The foundation offers tailored well-being services designed to help young people live well at every stage of their cancer journey, supporting more than 1,000 young adults and their families in the UK each year.

From BBC

In a social media post this week, Musk said xAI “was not built right first time around, so is being rebuilt from the foundations up.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The startup “was not built right first time around, so is being rebuilt from the foundations up,” Musk said Thursday on X, a social-media platform owned by xAI.

From MarketWatch

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