What are some opposite words for root?

Antonyms for root
rut, rʊtroot

This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term root.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. root

    Antonyms:
    branch, ramification, outcome, product, issue, progeny

    Synonyms:
    radix, radicle, stem, origin, source, spring, rise, commencement, parent

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. rootnoun

    (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground

    Synonyms:
    etymon, origin, theme, beginning, root word, radical, rootage, solution, ascendent, base, tooth root, source, ascendant, antecedent, stem, ancestor

  2. beginning, origin, root, rootage, sourcenoun

    the place where something begins, where it springs into being

    "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"

    Synonyms:
    extraction, start, get-go, showtime, seed, parentage, ascendent, base, pedigree, offset, tooth root, reference, theme, ascendant, informant, root system, rootage, first, etymon, germ, radical, kickoff, descent, stemma, source, ancestor, inception, antecedent, stock, origination, author, lineage, reservoir, origin, line, outset, line of descent, stem, root word, starting time, bloodline, generator, solution, ancestry, beginning, commencement, blood, blood line

  3. root, root word, base, stem, theme, radicalnoun

    (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

    "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

    Synonyms:
    al-Qaeda, idea, groundwork, al-Qaida, ascendent, base, substructure, composition, paper, fundament, motif, prow, theme, ascendant, basis, group, understructure, shank, stalk, nucleotide, report, foundation, etymon, radical, subject, floor, bow, fore, topic, free radical, melodic theme, source, ancestor, foot, antecedent, musical theme, infrastructure, alkali, cornerstone, origin, pedestal, home, rootage, tooth root, stem, base of operations, radix, root word, stand, stem turn, solution, beginning, chemical group, al-Qa'ida, bag

  4. rootnoun

    a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number

    Synonyms:
    etymon, origin, theme, beginning, root word, radical, rootage, solution, ascendent, base, tooth root, source, ascendant, antecedent, stem, ancestor

  5. solution, rootnoun

    the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation

    Synonyms:
    rootage, radical, ancestor, solvent, theme, answer, etymon, base, beginning, result, root word, stem, source, ascendant, origin, tooth root, ascendent, resolution, solution, antecedent

  6. ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, rootnoun

    someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

    Synonyms:
    theme, rootage, ancestor, radical, ascendant, antecedent, etymon, base, beginning, solution, origin, stem, source, tooth root, ascendent, forerunner, root word

  7. etymon, rootnoun

    a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes

    Synonyms:
    theme, rootage, radical, ancestor, antecedent, etymon, base, beginning, solution, origin, stem, source, ascendant, tooth root, ascendent, root word

  8. root, tooth rootverb

    the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support

    Synonyms:
    theme, rootage, radical, ancestor, antecedent, etymon, base, beginning, solution, origin, stem, source, ascendant, tooth root, ascendent, root word

  9. rootverb

    take root and begin to grow

    "this plant roots quickly"

    Synonyms:
    steady down, rootle, take root, settle, settle down, rout

  10. rootverb

    come into existence, originate

    "The problem roots in her depression"

    Synonyms:
    steady down, rootle, take root, settle, settle down, rout

  11. rootverb

    plant by the roots

    Synonyms:
    steady down, rootle, take root, settle, settle down, rout

  12. rout, root, rootleverb

    dig with the snout

    "the pig was rooting for truffles"

    Synonyms:
    spread-eagle, spreadeagle, gouge, settle down, rootle, expel, steady down, rout out, take root, rout, settle

  13. settle, root, take root, steady down, settle downverb

    become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style

    "He finally settled down"

    Synonyms:
    settle, descend, calm, make up, cool it, patch up, cool off, calm down, nail down, sink, settle down, go down, square off, subside, determine, steady down, go under, reconcile, fall, finalise, ensconce, get back, adjudicate, conciliate, rout, decide, simmer down, square up, chill out, resolve, locate, finalize, rootle, take root

  14. rootverb

    cause to take roots

    Synonyms:
    steady down, rootle, take root, settle, settle down, rout

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. rootnoun

    Synonyms:
    rootstock, radix, taproot, spur, rootlet, radicel, tuber, bulb

  2. rootnoun

    Synonyms:
    etymon, stem, radix, radical

Editors Contribution0.7 / 7 votes

  1. metaadjective

    all-encompassing or transcending existent form vs what substantiates grounds gives rise to that form ??

    Submitted by chansonecho on September 11, 2021  

How to use root in a sentence?

  1. Vicente Gonzalez:

    We must continue workingtogether to address the root causes of migration to prevent these incidents from happening.

  2. Leslie Miley:

    It is tempting to say this time feels different, people are talking about the root cause this time -- structural, systemic racism.

  3. Paul Ryan:

    Where we obviously totally agree with the President is getting at the root issue here, which is unchecked illegal immigration, we -- House Republicans and this President -- are in total agreement on the need to stop illegal immigration, to secure our border and fix our laws.

  4. Med Yones:

    In religious traditions, the love of money is the root of all evil. In economics, scarcity is the root of all evil.

  5. President Barack Obama:

    That's when America soars, when we look out for one another and we take care of each other, when we root for one another's success, when we strive to do better and to be better than the generation that came before us and try to build something better for generations to come, that's why we do what we do. That's the whole point of public service.

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