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Detailed Synonyms for foundation in English

foundation:

foundation [the ~] noun

  1. the foundation
    the establishment; the foundation; the founding; the installation
  2. the foundation
    the foundation; the base
  3. the foundation
    the foundation; the pension fund; the trust
  4. the foundation
    the foundation
  5. the foundation
    the foundation; the undercoat; the first layer; the priming coat
  6. the foundation
    the frame-work; the chassis; the carcass; the foundation; the structure; the shell
  7. the foundation
    – the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new 1
    the foundation; the institution; the innovation; the initiation; the introduction; the creation; the founding; the instauration; the origination
    – the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new 1
  8. the foundation
    – lowest support of a structure 1
    the base; the foundation; the foot; the groundwork; the substructure; the fundament; the understructure
    – lowest support of a structure 1
  9. the foundation
    – a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body 1
    the foundation; the foundation garment
    – a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body 1
  10. the foundation
    – the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained 1
    the base; the foundation; the basis; the groundwork; the cornerstone; the fundament
    – the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained 1
  11. the foundation
    – education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge 1
    the foundation; the grounding
    – education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge 1
    • foundation [the ~] noun
      • he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study1
    • grounding [the ~] noun
      • a good grounding in mathematics1
  12. the foundation
    – an institution supported by an endowment 1
    the foundation
    – an institution supported by an endowment 1
  13. the foundation
    – the basis on which something is grounded 1
    the foundation
    – the basis on which something is grounded 1
    • foundation [the ~] noun
      • there is little foundation for his objections1

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Related Definitions for "foundation":

  1. the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new1
    • the foundation of a new scientific society1
  2. lowest support of a structure1
  3. a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body1
  4. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained1
  5. education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge1
    • he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study1
  6. an institution supported by an endowment1
  7. the basis on which something is grounded1
    • there is little foundation for his objections1

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