Synonyms of foundations

foundations

noun

plural of foundation

1

as in institutions

a public organization with a particular purpose or function

donated to a foundation that supported cancer research

Synonyms & Similar Words

• institutions
• institutes
• groups
• charities
• corporations
• establishments
• enterprises
• philanthropies
• bodies
• collectives
• think tanks

2

as in cornerstones

an immaterial thing upon which something else rests

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cornerstones
• bases
• bases
• bedrocks
• grounds
• roots
• underpinnings
• footings
• keystones
• premises
• groundworks
• warps
• theories
• frameworks
• infrastructures
• assumptions
• justifications
• supports
• cores
• essences
• bottoms
• beds
• shores
• substructures
• bulwarks
• warp and woofs
• backbones
• hearts
• presuppositions
• foci
• buttresses
• presumptions
• props
• substrata
• centers
• rationales
• theses
• mounts
• kernels
• anchorages
• braces
• stays
• suppositions
• warrants
• nuclei
• touchstones
• hubs
• seats
• eyes
• souls
• quintessences

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of foundations

When finance leaders take ownership of selecting AI tools and building the process foundations that support them, adoption can make it past the experimentation phase. — John Gronen, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Liu’s Met commission, with its disembodied hands, its severing and suturing of the organic and the mechanical, may be a metaphor for a civilization detached from its foundations and coming to its end. — Lavender Au, ARTnews.com, 21 Sep. 2026

The nation, of course, once ruled the ancient world and its past has contributed to the foundations of modern culture. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

An investigation led by University of Arizona researchers has now found evidence of a genetic domino effect that lays the foundations for carcinomas to form, making the loss of the Y chromosome a new hallmark of pending cancer. — Mike McRae 20, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026

Stephen Colbert doesn’t think the foundations of America have been shaken by the cancellation of The Late Show. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026

Those resilient foundations, and that never-say-die mentality, feel badly shaken. — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Interventions can include removing trees and vegetation or constructing barriers to isolate their roots from the house’s foundations and, at the more extreme and expensive end, underpinning the house by pumping concrete beneath the foundations. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026