Ground Synonyms and Antonyms

ground
Soil
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. earth
  2. sand
  3. dirt
  4. soil
  5. start
  6. initiate
  7. commence
  8. Often used in plural: base
  9. move
  10. go on
  11. progress
  12. deprive
  13. prove wrong
  14. talk down
  15. thoroughly
  16. basis
  17. wholly
  18. entirely
  19. come-into-being
  20. withdraw
  21. yield
  22. retire
  23. maintain one's position
  24. defend
  25. footing
  26. sustain
  27. dig-in-one-s-heels
  28. fall-behind
  29. drop-back
  30. in a sensitive position
  31. unsteady
  32. insecure
  33. foundation
  34. reliable
  35. secure
  36. supported
  37. comfortable in
  38. capable
  39. proficient
  40. uncertain
  41. fundament
  42. unreliable
  43. weak
  44. exaggerate
  45. do too much
  46. press
  47. suit
  48. be suitable for
  49. groundwork
  50. be appropriate for
  51. fulfill
  52. underpinning
Antonyms:
  1. sky
  2. heavens
An area
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. land
  2. spot
  3. base
  4. basis
  5. bed
  6. bottom
  7. foot
  8. terrain
  9. footing
  10. foundation
  11. fundament
  12. groundwork
  13. dry-land
  14. seat
  15. territory
  16. substratum
  17. underpinning
  18. earth
  19. solid ground
  20. soil
  21. terra-firma
Antonyms:
  1. top
  2. figure
A basis for an action or a decision.
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. reason
  2. Often used in plural: cause
  3. motivation
  4. motive
  5. spring
To restrict
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. cause to remain on the ground
  2. bar from flying
  3. take wings away
  4. prime
  5. prevent from driving
  6. confine to one's home
  7. undercoat
Antonyms:
  1. free
  2. launch
  3. liberate
  4. let-go
A fact or circumstance that gives logical support to an assertion, claim, or proposal.
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. reason
  2. Often used in plural: argument
  3. proof
  4. wherefore
  5. why
That which provides a reason or justification.
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. Often used in plural: call
  2. cause
  3. justification
  4. necessity
  5. footing
  6. occasion
  7. reason
  8. wherefore
  9. why
  10. basis
To instruct in essentials
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. train
  2. indoctrinate
  3. educate
Work hard
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. toiled
  2. rubbed
  3. whetted
  4. labored
The first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. flat-coat
  2. primer
  3. priming
  4. primer coat
  5. priming coat
  6. undercoat
Press or grind with a crushing noise
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. crunched
The part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. background
The underlying condition prompting an action; a cause:
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. base

Words Related to Ground

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.

Ground Sentence Examples

  • Jule lay on the ground a short distance away.

  • Coal is found in the ground, too.

  • The ground rumbled suddenly and the garage walls shook.

  • She heard him stretch out on the ground and within minutes his breathing changed.

  • She'd jumped the two stories to the ground and was running towards a large garage.

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