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foundation

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of foundation

1 a public organization with a particular purpose or function

donated to a foundation that supported cancer research

Synonyms of foundation

establishment, institute, institution

Words Related to foundation

body, collective, group

corporation, enterprise

charity, philanthropy

2 an immaterial thing upon which something else rests

she had a good enough foundation in math to pursue an economics degree

Synonyms of foundation

base, basis, bedrock, bottom, cornerstone, footing, ground, groundwork, keystone, root, underpinning, warp, warp and woof

Words Related to foundation

anchorage, bed, brace, bulwark, buttress, framework, infrastructure, mount, prop, shore, stay, substratum, substructure, support

assumption, justification, premise (also premiss), presumption, presupposition, rationale, supposition, theory, thesis, warrant

backbone, center, core, eye, focus, heart, hub, kernel, nucleus, seat

essence, quintessence, soul, touchstone

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