Cornerstone Synonyms

kôrnərstōn
The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. base
  2. foundation
  3. basis
  4. foundation-stone
  5. memorial stone
  6. coigne
  7. starting-point
  8. marking
  9. quoin
  10. support
  11. fundament
  12. groundwork
A fundamental principle or underlying concept
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. base
  2. basis
  3. foundation
  4. fundament
  5. fundamental
  6. root
  7. rudiment

Words Related to Cornerstone

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. over
  2. mainstay
  3. at-the-core
  4. part-and-parcel
  5. guiding-principle
  6. linchpin

Cornerstone Sentence Examples

  • Vegetables are an important cornerstone of a healthy raw food diet.

  • This guidance often formed an important cornerstone of a school's approach.

  • It represents a cornerstone of our commitment to improving Working Lives.

  • You don't have to be Einstein, Newton or Socrates to know that education is a vital cornerstone in our modern lives.

  • The first chapter lays a solid cornerstone to the framework of the book.

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