Root Synonyms and Antonyms

ro͝ot, ro͝ot
An underground portion of a plant
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. rootstock
  2. bulb
  3. radix
  4. rootlet
  5. taproot
  6. radicle
  7. derivation
  8. tuber
  9. rhizome
  10. beginning
  11. root-hair
  12. fount
  13. fountain
  14. fountainhead
  15. mother
  16. radicel
  17. origin
  18. ancestor
  19. parent
  20. provenance
  21. provenience
  22. source
  23. ascendant
  24. spring
  25. well
  26. spur
  27. ascendent
  28. antecedent
Antonyms:
  1. derivation
  2. sprout
  3. descendant
  4. derivative
A point of origin from which ideas or influences, for example, originate
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. bottom
  2. center
  3. core
  4. focus
  5. heart
  6. hub
  7. quick
The main part of a word to which affixes are attached
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. base
  2. stem
  3. theme
  4. etymon
  5. root-word
  6. radical
To implant so deeply as to make change nearly impossible
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. embed
  2. entrench
  3. fasten
  4. fix
  5. infix
  6. ingrain
  7. lodge
To express approval, especially by clapping
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. applaud
  2. cheer
  3. clap
The part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. tooth root
A primary source; an origin.
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. origin
To give audible encouragement or applause to a contestant or team; cheer.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. applaud

Words Related to Root

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. be
  2. words
  3. move
  4. over
  5. help
  6. praise
  7. fibrous root taproot
  8. administrator
  9. make
  10. cissampelos
  11. pareira
  12. superuser or administrative privileges
  13. axil
  14. cambium
  15. mycelium

Root Sentence Examples

  • I'll do new potatoes and roasted root vegetables.

  • The root of the tree is very strong and ramifying.

  • Its preamble stated that its object was " to exterminate the root and ground of this pest."

  • The original root is seen in Skt.

  • I'd rather root them out and have them killed.

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