- Definitions|1
- Thesaurus|349
- Abbreviations|0
29 entries under basis topic. ×
| foundation(noun, law, hold, block, back) | |
| groundwork(noun, hold, block, back, informal) | |
| keystone(noun, idea, base, element, foundation) | |
| fundamental(noun, part, base, basic) | |
| base(noun, hold, block, back, element) | |
| ground(noun, base) | |
| principle(noun, law, idea, foundation, essence) | |
| root(noun, idea, base, essence) | |
| footing(noun, hold, block, back, base) | |
| rudiment(noun, law, base, foundation, basic) | |
| underpinning(noun, hold, block, back, base) | |
| bedrock(noun, base) | |
| infrastructure(noun, base) | |
| linchpin(noun, idea, element, foundation, essence) | |
| mainspring(noun, idea, element, standard, foundation) | |
| mainstay(noun, element, foundation, pillar) | |
| substratum(noun, hold, block, back, base) | |
| substructure(noun, hold, block, back, base) | |
| support(noun, base, foundation, brace) | |
| understructure(base, preparation) |
For more, visit
Cornerstone on
Power Thesaurus
| APA | Smart Define. (2015). cornerstone thesaurus. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/cornerstone/thesaurus/synonyms |
| Chicago | Smart Define. 2015. "cornerstone thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/cornerstone/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 21, 2026). |
| Harvard | Smart Define 2015, cornerstone thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/cornerstone/thesaurus/synonyms>. |
| MLA | Smart Define. "cornerstone thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 21 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/cornerstone/thesaurus/synonyms> |