foundation synonyms

foundation

n.

  1. An intellectual basis

    reason, justification, grounds; see basis 1.

  2. A physical basis

    base, footing, foot, basement, pier, groundwork, bed, ground, resting place, bottom, substructure, wall, understructure, underpinning, solid rock, rest, roadbed, support, substratum, prop, stand, bolster, stay, skid, shore, pediment, post, pillar, infrastructure, skeleton, column, shaft, pedestal, buttress, abutment, framework, scaffold, beam, chassis, skewback, pile.

  3. That which has been founded

    institution, organization, endowment, institute, society, establishment, company, guild, trusteeship, corporation, association, charity, fund.

  4. The act of founding

    establishment, origination, institution; see establishing 1. See syn. study at base.

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