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base(noun, support, action, cause, start)
8
footing(noun, support, action, cause, start)
7
substratum(noun, support, action, cause, start)
6
root(noun, support, action, cause, reason)
6
underpinning(noun, support, action, cause, start)
5
fundamental(noun, support, action, cause, start)
3
infrastructure(noun, support, action, cause, start)
3
principle(noun, support, action, base, beginning)
3
rudiment(noun, support, action, base, beginning)
2
authority(noun, support, action, substance, base)
2
keystone(noun, support, action, base, beginning)
2
reason(noun, support, action, cause, start)
2
support(noun, action, substance, authority, rest)
1
action(noun, support, base, beginning, source)
1
antecedent(noun, support, action, cause, reason)
1
assumption(noun, support, action, base, beginning)
1
axiom(noun, support, action, base, beginning)
1
backbone(noun, support, action, base, beginning)
1
background(noun, support, action, base, beginning)
1
backing(noun, support, action, base, beginning)
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APASmart Define. (2015). bedrock thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/bedrock/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "bedrock thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/bedrock/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, bedrock thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/bedrock/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "bedrock thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 23 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/bedrock/thesaurus/synonyms>