Synonyms of grounds

grounds 1 of 2

noun

plural of ground

1

as in park

the area around and belonging to a building

an escorted tour of the White House and its surrounding grounds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• park
• premises
• yard
• garden
• acres
• property
• estate
• land
• plaza
• campus
• backyard
• churchyard
• plot
• real estate
• demesne
• realty
• enclosure
• close
• parcel
• lot
• dooryard
• garth

2

as in sediment

matter that settles to the bottom of a body of liquid

strain the coffee to remove the grounds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sediment
• deposition
• silt
• deposit
• dregs
• precipitate
• settlings
• sludge
• ooze
• slag
• lees
• dross
• waste

3

as in reason

something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing

evicted the tenants on the grounds that they violated the lease

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reason
• motive
• why
• subject
• authority
• cause
• consideration
• account
• incentive
• impetus
• occasion
• wherefore
• antecedent
• stimulus
• inspiration
• instigation

grounds

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of ground

as in predicates

to find a basis

you're grounding your entire case on circumstantial evidence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• predicates
• rests
• bases
• premises
• hangs
• establishes
• founds
• presupposes
• postulates
• presumes
• assumes
• supposes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grounds

Noun

The parade is part of a three-day New Year celebration set in the Lanexang Village, a Laotian neighborhood near New Iberia with hundreds of families near the Buddhist temple grounds of Wat Thammarattanaram. —Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026

The parade is part of a three-day New Year celebration set in the Lanxang Village, a Laotian neighborhood near New Iberia with hundreds of families, and near the Buddhist temple grounds of Wat Thammarattanaram. —ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026

Once they are done with their work, the house and grounds will be sold, and all the structures razed. —John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026

The parade is part of a three-day Laotian New Year celebration in the neighborhood of Lanxang Village near New Iberia and near the Buddhist temple grounds of Wat Thammarattanaram, the Associated Press reported. —Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026

In some rooms, private balconies open onto the Gion Kobu Kaburenjo grounds. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2026

Trains, buses and the Metrorail will drop fans off at the Miami Intermodal Center, which is adjacent to Miami International Airport and across the street from the stadium grounds. —Michelle Kaufman april 3, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026

In addition to food, visitors can expect live performances, shopping, and interactive experiences throughout the festival grounds. —Jamal Goss, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026

Flowing silhouettes with ruffles and bold prints are a popular aesthetic on the festival grounds, and for good reason. —Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026

Verb

The teak base grounds the look in something that’s light and airy, but still sophisticated. —Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 3 Apr. 2026

What grounds you and your art in an era that is often trying to strip you away from your creative liberties? —Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026

Notes of vanilla emerge early, followed by toasted oak that grounds the experience and adds structure. —Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2026

What grounds your sense of worth today? —Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026

This shift grounds the immersive experience in a tangible reality, bringing together memory, artistic expression, and documentary sensibility. —Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026

Park turns a single into a double off an error, but Namken grounds out to bring up the final inning. —Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026