Underpinning Synonyms

ŭndər-pĭnĭng
A means or device that keeps something erect, stable, or secure
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. support
  2. brace
  3. buttress
  4. crutch
  5. prop
  6. shore
  7. stay
The lowest or supporting part or structure.
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. Often used in plural: base
  2. basis
  3. bed
  4. bottom
  5. foot
  6. footing
  7. foundation
  8. fundament
  9. ground
  10. groundwork
  11. seat
  12. substratum
That on which something immaterial, such as an argument or a charge, rests.
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. basis
  2. foundation
  3. base
  4. ground
  5. groundwork
  6. Often used in plural: base
  7. footing
  8. fundament
  9. supporting structure
  10. substructure
  11. support
Support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. rooting
  2. supporting
  3. resting
  4. predicating
  5. grounding
  6. founding
  7. establishing
  8. building
  9. corroborating
  10. basing

Words Related to Underpinning

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. underpinnings
  3. non-neutrality

Underpinning Sentence Examples

  • The first 4 modules provide students with the underpinning knowledge required to successfully complete the enterprise module.

  • This is significant because the theoretical underpinning is often geometric in nature and such systems lend themselves to representation in three dimensions.

  • Underpinning all this is the extraordinarily accomplished conducting of Antonio Pappano.

  • My own sketchbooks provide the underpinning elements of what printed work is to be included in my collections.

  • He has overseen major ERDF and JIF initiatives aimed at underpinning magnetics technology transfer to industry and applied magnetics research respectively.

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