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Synonyms for foundation

Two senses of foundation live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · noun

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineActions

the act of starting something for the first time

The foundation of the company dates back to 1890.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

creation

Same sentence, swapped: The creation of the company dates back to 1890.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for foundation as it is used in the sentence above.

basis
base
entry

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 3, RidgelineThinking and knowing

education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge

He lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

grounding

Same sentence, swapped: He lacks the grounding necessary for advanced study.

Close but different

scholarship
learning
erudition

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Closest first: other actions words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

fightnouncombatthe act of fightingTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line gameadjective, nounlamedisabled in the feet or legsTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line gapnounbreakan act of delaying or interrupting the continuityTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line hardadjectiveheavygiven to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquorsFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line hastenounhurrythe act of moving hurriedly and in a careless mannerTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line haulnoundrawthe act of drawing or hauling somethingTreelineHas a reason line pocketnounsackan enclosed spaceTreeline polishnounfinisha highly developed state of perfectionTreelineHas a reason line

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