What is another word for groundwork?
Synonyms for groundwork
ˈgraʊndˌwɜrkground·work
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Princeton's WordNet
basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstonenoun
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
"the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
Synonyms:
bottom, foundation garment, founding, tail, al-Qaida, instauration, butt, pedestal, substructure, posterior, rear end, introduction, can, nates, al-Qaeda, theme, stern, basis, innovation, fundament, nucleotide, foundation, buttocks, prat, radical, root, floor, ground, seat, backside, bum, tooshie, grounding, buns, arse, foot, hindquarters, footing, tail end, behind, origination, understructure, alkali, cornerstone, base, hind end, derriere, rump, ass, home, keister, stem, base of operations, radix, root word, stand, rear, fanny, infrastructure, tush, institution, initiation, al-Qa'ida, creation, bagfoundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructurenoun
lowest support of a structure
"it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
Synonyms:
metrical unit, bottom, foundation garment, founding, tail, pes, al-Qaida, instauration, butt, pedestal, substructure, posterior, rear end, infantry, introduction, can, ft, nates, al-Qaeda, theme, basis, innovation, fundament, invertebrate foot, nucleotide, foundation, buttocks, prat, radical, root, animal foot, floor, stern, metrical foot, seat, foot, backside, bum, tooshie, grounding, buns, arse, institution, hindquarters, tail end, behind, origination, understructure, alkali, cornerstone, base, hind end, derriere, rump, ass, home, keister, stem, base of operations, radix, root word, stand, rear, fanny, human foot, infrastructure, tush, initiation, al-Qa'ida, creation, baggroundworknoun
preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation
"we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago"
Synonyms:
fundament, base, cornerstone, basis, foundation, understructure, substructure, foot
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
groundworknoun
Synonyms:
base, basis, substratum, foundation, support, bottom, groundgroundworknoun
Synonyms:
source, origin, first principle
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
groundworknoun
Synonyms:
foundation, basis, base
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "groundwork":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#33 | home | |
#34 | can | |
#988 | base | |
#1250 | foundation | |
#1304 | ass | |
#1338 | introduction | |
#1346 | ground | |
#1361 | basis | |
#1531 | behind | |
#1533 | floor | |
#1778 | stand | |
#1796 | bottom | |
#1955 | root | |
#1995 | bag | |
#2008 | foot | |
#2124 | ft | |
#2168 | theme | |
#2710 | creation | |
#2738 | infrastructure | |
#2740 | seat | |
#3146 | institution | |
#3398 | rear | |
#3936 | innovation | |
#4580 | butt | |
#5836 | stem | |
#5936 | tail | |
#6882 | bases | |
#6963 | radical | |
#7521 | foundations | |
#10367 | founding | |
#10536 | stern | |
#10664 | infantry | |
#11830 | initiation | |
#12755 | nucleotide | |
#15073 | cornerstone | |
#17287 | posterior | |
#17489 | pedestal | |
#20585 | bum | |
#20651 | fanny | |
#20818 | grounding | |
#24656 | arse | |
#24722 | footing | |
#27200 | origination | |
#27524 | groundwork | |
#28388 | pes | |
#30327 | buns | |
#32782 | backside | |
#32791 | alkali | |
#33207 | buttocks | |
#38633 | radix | |
#45591 | rump | |
#58813 | prat | |
#59246 | substructure | |
#81978 | tush | |
#88781 | nates | |
#123253 | derriere | |
#132482 | hindquarters | |
#135789 | keister | |
#156396 | fundament |
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It's like the glue of our success as a species, and that groundwork is present as well in bonobos and chimps as well.
For months, the Biden-Harris transition has laid the groundwork for a Biden-Harris administration, and at the core of that work is an unrelenting commitment to diversity, as we continue working full-speed ahead to Inauguration, our diverse group of leaders and staff are reflective of America -- upholding President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris' belief that through diverse voices we can develop and implement a policy vision to tackle our nation's toughest challenges.
An overly ambitious approach will be unnecessarily risky, you can have the belt and suspenders, and start to lay the groundwork for a more ambitious agreement. But I don't think getting rid of the belt and suspenders enhances chances of getting the more ambitious agreement.
Our goal is to overtake Amazon in four years, whether that's in customers, technology, or worldwide scale, amazon, Microsoft and others have already laid the groundwork for us by educating the markets about cloud in the U.S. and Europe, so we have an even better opportunity to join in the competition.
State Department spokesperson:
As evidenced by Africa Jeffrey Feltman visit, State Department continues to engage the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front to secure a commitment to immediate ceasefire negotiations and lay the groundwork for a durable, peaceful solution, this is the message Africa Jeffrey Feltman delivered in Addis Ababa.
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