as in seats
the part of the body upon which someone sits
a naked fundament was clearly visible for an instant in the movie
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of fundaments
Along with the running debate over the Fed-economy interplay, the bull-bear argument over the fundaments of the AI-investment blitz will simply be with us indefinitely.
—
Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Nov. 2025
Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fundaments
Noun
-
The energy during that game was electric; the crowds, the fans, the rival fans and our competition were all charged, and everyone was on the edge of their seats.—
Rick Cantu,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
-
And touchpoints do both—the steering wheel feels nice and tough, so too do the seats and door handles.—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
For ski bums looking to hit the Colorado slopes without slogging through I-70 traffic, there’s no better destination than Winter Park.—
Sarah Cahalan,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
-
Expensive trip to modern backcountry huts Backcountry skiing is no longer just for ski bums.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
-
The multipurpose color product provides a smooth, velvety matte flush wherever applied, from cheeks to lips, with highly pigmented color to boot.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
17 Mar. 2026
-
Her makeup, done by Ashley Ysabelle, featured a mix of cool-toned beige on her eyes and lips with a subtle flush of pink on her cheeks.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
While Hegseth spends millions on steaks and lobster tails, ordinary American families are struggling to afford groceries.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Mar. 2026
-
These proteins, called FG-nucleoporins, have tails that wiggle around like seaweed and that can’t be captured in static images.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
The women stood on the doorsteps with their rumps to the crowd, skirts lifted to flash tattered green knickers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
-
He has been vilified for his notorious drawings of oversized women with ample rumps and thick, powerful legs, definitely objectified and more or less turned into meat-at-the-ready.—
David Zane Mairowitz,
Rolling Stone,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
-
So here’s your sign (and mine) to cue up your breezy bottoms for spring.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2026
-
Line the bottoms of your plant pots with a layer of dryer lint to help plants retain moisture and keep soil from spilling out.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
-
Two teams of American stars and one of players representing nine other countries competed their behinds off in one of the most thrilling All-Star games ever.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2026
-
And, as the Broadway League reminds, weekly grosses and attendance numbers reflect tickets sold, not tickets scanned or actual behinds in seats.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
In addition to the trout lily, Georgia’s spring ephemerals include bloodroot, toothwort, harbinger of spring, wild geranium, blue cohosh, twinleaf, May-apple, Virginia bluebell, celandine poppy, Dutchman’s breeches, spring beauty, wood anemone, windflower, bleeding heart, phacelia and more.—
Charles Seabrook,
AJC.com,
7 Mar. 2026
-
Worse even than poetry with a palpable design on us, as Keats didn’t quite say, is poetry that puts its hands in its breeches pockets and delivers a lecture in the expectation of applause.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Fundaments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fundaments. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
