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Synonyms for ground
graʊndground
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
groundnoun
While the cause of any event, act, or fact, as commonly understood, is the power that makes it to be, the reason of or for it is the explanation given by the human mind; but reason is, in popular language, often used as equivalent to cause, especially in the sense of final cause. In the statement of any reasoning, the argument may be an entire syllogism, or the premises considered together apart from the conclusion, or in logical strictness the middle term only by which the particular conclusion is connected with the general statement. But when the reasoning is not in strict logical form, the middle term following the conclusion is called the reason; thus in the statement "All tyrants deserve death; Cæsar was a tyrant; Therefore Cæsar deserved death," "Cæsar was a tyrant" would in the strictest sense be called the argument; but if we say "Cæsar deserved death because he was a tyrant," the latter clause would be termed the reason. Compare CAUSE; REASON, v.; MIND; REASONING.
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account, aim, argument, cause, consideration, design, end, end, motive, object, principle, purpose, reason, reasonPreposition:
The reason of a thing that is to be explained; the reason for a thing that is to be done.
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Princeton's WordNet
land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firmanoun
the solid part of the earth's surface
"the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"
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primer, land, background, body politic, soil, commonwealth, terra firma, estate, dry land, reason, country, basis, farming, res publica, acres, solid ground, state, demesne, earth, globe, undercoat, priming, kingdom, footing, world, realm, landed estate, priming coat, nation, domain, flat coat, worldly concern, primer coat, earthly concernAntonyms:
figurereason, groundnoun
a rational motive for a belief or action
"the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
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priming coat, intellect, primer, cause, background, reasonableness, undercoat, basis, grounds, solid ground, dry land, primer coat, footing, land, priming, soil, reason, rationality, flat coat, understanding, earth, terra firmaAntonyms:
figureearth, groundnoun
the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
"they dug into the earth outside the church"
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world, primer, earthly concern, terra firma, globe, undercoat, basis, solid ground, dry land, worldly concern, footing, land, reason, soil, background, priming, priming coat, primer coat, earth, flat coatAntonyms:
figurefooting, basis, groundnoun
a relation that provides the foundation for something
"they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"
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foundation, terms, primer, background, base, undercoat, basis, solid ground, dry land, groundwork, primer coat, footing, land, priming, soil, reason, flat coat, priming coat, fundament, cornerstone, earth, terra firma, footholdAntonyms:
figuregroundnoun
a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
"they gained ground step by step"; "they fought to regain the lost ground"
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priming coat, dry land, primer coat, terra firma, earth, priming, primer, basis, reason, undercoat, soil, background, solid ground, footing, land, flat coatAntonyms:
figurebackground, groundnoun
the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
"he posed her against a background of rolling hills"
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screen background, setting, priming coat, primer, background signal, soil, background, undercoat, basis, solid ground, dry land, primer coat, footing, land, priming, backcloth, background knowledge, scope, reason, flat coat, backdrop, desktop, earth, terra firmaAntonyms:
figureland, ground, soilnoun
material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
"the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"
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primer, land, background, body politic, territory, soil, undercoat, terra firma, estate, dry land, reason, country, basis, grease, farming, res publica, acres, solid ground, state, demesne, earth, grime, priming, kingdom, footing, realm, dirt, landed estate, commonwealth, priming coat, nation, filth, grunge, domain, flat coat, stain, primer coatAntonyms:
figuregroundnoun
a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
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priming coat, dry land, primer coat, terra firma, earth, priming, primer, basis, reason, undercoat, soil, background, solid ground, footing, land, flat coatAntonyms:
figureground, earthnoun
a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
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world, primer, earthly concern, terra firma, globe, worldly concern, undercoat, basis, solid ground, dry land, primer coat, footing, land, reason, soil, background, priming, priming coat, earth, flat coatAntonyms:
figuregroundnoun
(art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
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priming coat, dry land, primer coat, terra firma, earth, priming, primer, basis, reason, undercoat, soil, background, solid ground, footing, land, flat coatAntonyms:
figureflat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoatverb
the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
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underfur, primer, terra firma, background, fuze, undercoat, basis, solid ground, fuzee, dry land, primer coat, footing, land, underseal, fusee, soil, reason, priming, priming coat, earth, fuse, flat coatAntonyms:
figureanchor, groundverb
fix firmly and stably
"anchor the lamppost in concrete"
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prime, base, run aground, cast anchor, strand, undercoat, drop anchor, found, establish, anchorAntonyms:
figuregroundverb
confine or restrict to the ground
"After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"
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prime, base, run aground, strand, undercoat, found, establish, anchorAntonyms:
figuregroundverb
place or put on the ground
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prime, base, run aground, strand, undercoat, found, establish, anchorAntonyms:
figuregroundverb
instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
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prime, base, run aground, strand, undercoat, found, establish, anchorAntonyms:
figureground, strand, run agroundverb
bring to the ground
"the storm grounded the ship"
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prime, base, run aground, maroon, strand, undercoat, found, establish, anchorAntonyms:
figureground, run agroundverb
hit or reach the ground
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prime, base, run aground, strand, undercoat, found, establish, anchorAntonyms:
figuregroundverb
throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
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prime, base, run aground, strand, undercoat, found, establish, anchorAntonyms:
figuregroundverb
hit a groundball
"he grounded to the second baseman"
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prime, base, run aground, strand, undercoat, found, establish, anchorAntonyms:
figuregroundverb
hit onto the ground
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prime, base, run aground, strand, undercoat, found, establish, anchorAntonyms:
figureprime, ground, undercoatverb
cover with a primer; apply a primer to
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prime, base, establish, strand, undercoat, run aground, found, anchorAntonyms:
figuregroundverb
connect to a ground
"ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"
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prime, base, run aground, strand, undercoat, found, establish, anchorAntonyms:
figureestablish, base, ground, foundverb
use as a basis for; found on
"base a claim on some observation"
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demonstrate, set up, install, strand, base, found, institute, instal, launch, build, prove, free-base, give, run aground, plant, shew, undercoat, lay down, establish, prime, anchor, make, show, constituteAntonyms:
figure
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
groundnoun
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soil, earth, clod, turf, sod, loam, mould, surface of landgroundnoun
groundnoun
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estate, acres, field, real property, landed estategroundnoun
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foundation, support, base, basis, groundworkgroundnoun
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motive, consideration, reason, cause, inducement, accountgroundverb
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place on the groundgroundverb
groundverb
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run aground, get agroundgroundverb
groundverb
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wild bean (apios tuberosa)groundverb
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dwarf ginseng (Aralia trifolia or panax trifolium)
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
groundnoun
Synonyms:
soil, earth, dirt, clod, loam, mould, clay, land, premise, reason, consideration, motive, inducement, reason, terra-firma
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "ground":
field, soil, land, terrestrial, terrain, earth, sol, ground-based, land-based, underground, reason, mass, floor, berri, masa, haché, basis, destruction, motif, estate, field, groundwork, motive, terra, grounding, situ, sun, surface, wild, soils, loco, spot, area, territory, veld, land-mines, overland, land-, place, subsurface, birri
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How to use ground in a sentence?
Over-the-horizon targeting implies that you have eyes on the target, you've got some form of boots on the ground or intelligence development capability that's on the ground, Allen said in a Middle East Institute discussion Sept. 16. We have none, we've basically given it up.
There is no den in the wide world to hide a rogue. Commit a crime and the earth is made of glass. Commit a crime, and it seems as if a coat of snow fell on the ground, such as reveals in the woods the track of every partridge, and fox, and squirrel.
After we implement this pact there will be even more progress on the ground, our backers have a perceptive vision and they see who is effective on the ground and support them.
If I had not have produced the tape, it would have been much worse, because look at the statement she made, I had to write it down, ‘ forcefully thrown reporters to the ground, campaign managers are n’t supposed to forcefully throw campaign managers to the ground ’. What ground ? I mean, if you look at her face, her expression does n’t even change.
The ground that a good man treads is hallowed.
Translations for ground
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- أرضArabic
- зямляBelarusian
- земяBulgarian
- terra, sòlCatalan, Valencian
- země, základ, dno, uzemnit, dát domácí vězeníCzech
- Land, Grundfeste, Erdreich, Bezugspotenzial, Erdboden, Grund, Erde, Masse, Masseleitung, Massepotenzial, Hintergrund, Masseverbindung, Boden, Erdung, Startverbot erteilen, Hausarrest geben, gemahlen, erdenGerman
- γείωση, έδαφος, βυθόςGreek
- fondo, toma de tierra, suelo, fundamento, tierra, base, polo a tierra, conectar a tierra, poner a tierra, molido, castigar, picadoSpanish
- زمینPersian
- maa, syy, maaperä, kenttä, ympäristö, perusta, peruste, runko, maajohdin, puitteet, pohja, maanpinta, kehys, [[määrätä]] [[lentokieltoon]], [[oppia]] [[perusteet]], maattaa, maadoittaa, jauhettuFinnish
- terre, masse, terrain, fond, base, sol, fondation, terrain de football, clouer au sol, mettre à la terre, moulu, gronder, haché, punirFrench
- grûnWestern Frisian
- talamh, ùirScottish Gaelic
- भूतल, ज़मीनHindi
- tèHaitian Creole
- föld, földelés, őrölt, szobafogságra ítél, darált, leföldel, földelHungarian
- հիմք, գետին, հող, հատակArmenian
- tanahIndonesian
- terra, suoloItalian
- 地, 土Japanese
- ნიადაგიGeorgian
- 바탕, 접지, 흙, 테두리, 땅Korean
- земјаMacedonian
- grond, ondergrond, aarde, neuter, bodem, achtergrond, aarding, aarden, huisarrest geven, [[een]] [[vliegverbod]] [[opleggen]]Dutch
- niʼNavajo, Navaho
- tèrraOccitan
- uziemienie, gleba, dno, grunt, ziemia, podstawa, bazaPolish
- terra, campo, solo, chão, [[deixar]] [[de]] [[castigo]], aterrarPortuguese
- potențial zero, sol, pământRomanian
- основа, земля, база, дно, заземление, почва, грунт, заземлить, заземлятьRussian
- भूतलSanskrit
- terraSardinian
- земља, zemljaSerbo-Croatian
- zemSlovak
- zemljaSlovene
- grund, bakgrund, backe, jord, mark, jordledare, ge utegångsförbud, mald, jorda, ge husarrest, belägga med flygförbud, ställa på markenSwedish
- ดินThai
- земляUkrainian
- بھوتل, زمینUrdu
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