grounds

NOUN

estate, domain

Synonyms

STRONG

acreage area campus country district environs fields gardens habitat holding land lot premises property realm sphere spot terrace terrain territory tract zone

WEAK

real estate

Antonyms

STRONG

sky

NOUN

basis, premise

Synonyms

STRONG

account antecedent argument base bedrock call cause demonstration determinant dope evidence excuse factor footing foundation goods groundwork inducement info information infrastructure justification motive numbers occasion pretext proof rationale reason root seat substratum test testimony trial underpinning wherefore why

WEAK

chapter and verse straight stuff whyfor

Antonyms

STRONG

annex discouragement hindrance

NOUN

sediment

Synonyms

STRONG

deposit dregs grouts leavings lees precipitate precipitation residue settlings

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She grounds each of her chapters in a question—“Why should I read the Great Books?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

The "aim is to determine whether there are grounds to go to the Criminal Cases Review Commission", before hoping to get the case to the Court of Appeal.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

And after the high court sent the case back to Kacsmaryk for review on other grounds, he promptly restored the policy again.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

But he premised his conclusion only on statutory grounds; specifically, the Nationality Act of 1940.

From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026

Mater and Pater Lumley had declined Lord Fredrick’s invitation to live in the grand house at Ashton Place but had happily accepted his offer of a small cottage on the grounds.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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